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cantil

cantil noun: any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.

Noun

cantil (plural cantils)

  1. Any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.

Proper noun capitalized: Cantil

Cantil

  1. A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.

Forms of cantil

pluralcantils

Origin of cantil

From Tzeltal kantiil (“yellow lips”).

Questions about cantil

What does cantil mean?
Cantil means any of various snakes of the species Agkistrodon bilineatus.
What part of speech is cantil?
Cantil can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cantil?
The plural of cantil is cantils.

Words near cantil in the dictionary

  1. cantier
  2. cantiest
  3. cantiga
  4. cantigas
  5. Cantigny
  6. cantil
  7. Cantilan
  8. cantile
  9. cantiled
  10. cantilena
  11. cantilenas

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