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alectoria

alectoria noun: a magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.

Noun

alectoria

  1. A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.

Origin of alectoria

From Latin alectoria, formed from Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”).

Questions about alectoria

What does alectoria mean?
Alectoria means a magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
What part of speech is alectoria?
Alectoria is a noun.

Words near alectoria in the dictionary

  1. alecost
  2. alecosts
  3. alecs
  4. alectinib
  5. Alecto
  6. alectoria
  7. alectorian
  8. alectorians
  9. alectorioid
  10. alectorioids
  11. alectormancy

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