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capripeds

capripeds is the plural of capriped.

Meaning of capriped

Noun

capriped (plural capripeds)

  1. A goat-footed person; a satyr.
    • And into the hall twirled six capripeds, footing it lightly as the music swept ever faster, and a one-footer that leaped hither and thither about and about, as the flea hoppeth, till the Witches grew hoarse with singing and shouting and hounding of him on.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 35

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Questions about capripeds

What is capripeds the plural of?
Capripeds is the plural of capriped.

Words near capripeds in the dictionary

  1. Capriotti
  2. Capriottis
  3. capriped
  4. capripede
  5. capripedes
  6. capripeds
  7. capripox
  8. capripoxvirus
  9. capripoxviruses
  10. Capriquarian
  11. capris

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