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bonassus

bonassus noun: a bonnacon.

Noun

bonassus (plural bonassuses)

  1. A bonnacon.
    • There follows a series of exotic animals from the East, such as panthers, bonassuses, rhinoceroses, unicorns, and rare serpents (11.13).[…]References to panthers may be found in 26, to rhinoceroses in 39, to unicorns in 64, and to bonassuses and serpents in 52 (The Excellent and Pleasant Worke of...2012, Christina H. Lee, “Imagining China in a Golden Age Spanish Epic”, in Western Visions of the Far East in a Transpacific Age, 1522–1657, Ashgate Publishing, →ISBN
  2. The aurochs, or European bison.

bonassus meaning in Tamil

bonassus in Tamil

காட்டெருமை, கடமா

Forms of bonassus

pluralbonassuses
alternative formbonasus

Origin of bonassus

From Latin bonāsus, from Ancient Greek βόνᾱσος (bónāsos).

Questions about bonassus

What does bonassus mean?
Bonassus means a bonnacon.
What is bonassus in Tamil?
Bonassus in Tamil is காட்டெருமை, கடமா. See Bonassus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bonassus?
Bonassus is a noun.
What is the plural of bonassus?
The plural of bonassus is bonassuses.

Words near bonassus in the dictionary

  1. Bonapartist
  2. Bonapartists
  3. bonar
  4. Bonar Bridge
  5. Bonars
  6. bonassus
  7. bonassuses
  8. bonasus
  9. bonattite
  10. Bonaventura
  11. Bonaventuras

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