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abadas

abadas is the plural of abada.

Meaning of abada

Noun

abada (plural abadas)

  1. (obsolete) The rhinoceros.
  2. A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail.
    • It is certain that the unicorn is not to be confounded with the abada, about which they usually dispute; this one may see by the difference of their names, as well as by the difference of their body and parts […]1864, William Winwood Reade, Savage Africa, page 373

Questions about abadas

What is abadas the plural of?
Abadas is the plural of abada.

Words near abadas in the dictionary

  1. abacus
  2. abacuses
  3. Abad
  4. abada
  5. Abadan
  6. abadas
  7. abadavine
  8. abadavines
  9. Abaddan
  10. Abaddans
  11. abaddon

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