borogove
UK/ˈbɒɹə(ʊ)ɡəʊv/
borogove noun: a fictional animal, described as bird-like.
Noun
borogove (plural borogoves)
- A fictional animal, described as bird-like.
- The borogove let out a quiet chirp. Another, larger borogove squirmed in through the hole in the fabric.2006, David Brown, Kara Willey, The Worlds of Naughtenny Moore, →ISBN
- Its knee bent the wrong way, though Albert thought it was certainly the right way for the borogove . Another borogove popped out of the forest and followed the first across the road, then a third and a fourth .2013, Mel Gilden, The Jabberwock Came Whiffling: A Novel of Fantasy, →ISBN, page 22
Forms of borogove
| plural | borogoves |
|---|---|
| alternative form | borogrove |
Origin of borogove
Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in 1855. The term was introduced in the nonsense poem Jabberwocky. Carroll's Humpty Dumpty describes a borogove as "a thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop" and in Mischmasch, it was described as "an extinct kind of parrot. They had no wings, beaks turned up, and made their nests under sun-dials: lived on veal."
Questions about borogove
- What does borogove mean?
- Borogove means a fictional animal, described as bird-like.
- What part of speech is borogove?
- Borogove is a noun.
- How do you pronounce borogove?
- Borogove is pronounced /ˈbɒɹə(ʊ)ɡəʊv/ (UK).
- What is the plural of borogove?
- The plural of borogove is borogoves.
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