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alectorian

alectorian is the alternative form of alectoria.

alectorian is the alternative form of alectorioid.

Meaning of alectoria

Noun

alectoria

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

Meaning of alectorioid

Adjective

alectorioid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to lichens of the genus Alectoria.

See all 2 meanings of alectorioid

Forms of alectorian

Noun
pluralalectorians
Adjective
comparativemore alectorian
superlativemost alectorian

Origin of alectorian

From Ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock”).

From translingual Alectoria + -an.

Questions about alectorian

What is alectorian the alternative form of?
Alectorian is the alternative form of alectoria.

Words near alectorian in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alectorian (page history and authors); alectoria (page history and authors); alectorioid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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