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agropelter

agropelter noun: a mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.

agropelter: a mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden...
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Noun

agropelter (plural agropelters)

  1. (US) A mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.

Forms of agropelter

pluralagropelters
alternative formargopelter

Origin of agropelter

agro- + pelter?

Questions about agropelter

What does agropelter mean?
Agropelter means a mythical monster of the United States, said to inhabit hollow tree trunks and hurl wooden splinters and branches at passers-by.
What part of speech is agropelter?
Agropelter is a noun.
What is the plural of agropelter?
The plural of agropelter is agropelters.

Words near agropelter in the dictionary

  1. agropastoralists
  2. agropatch
  3. agropatches
  4. agrope
  5. agropecuary
  6. agropelter
  7. agropelters
  8. agropesticide
  9. agropesticides
  10. agrophage
  11. agrophages

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