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brockets

brockets is the plural of brocket.

Meaning of brocket

Noun

brocket (plural brockets)

  1. A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
    • Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter
  2. A brocket deer, a member of genus Mazama, of short-horned deer of the tropical Americas.
    • Before fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing.1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 118

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What is brockets the plural of?
Brockets is the plural of brocket.

Words near brockets in the dictionary

  1. Brocken spectres
  2. Brockenhurst
  3. Brocker
  4. Brockers
  5. brocket
  6. brockets
  7. Brocketsbrae
  8. Brockett
  9. Brocketts
  10. Brockford Green
  11. Brockhampton

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