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catoblepones

catoblepones is the plural of catoblepas.

Meaning of catoblepas

Noun

catoblepas (plural catoblepae or catoblepones)

  1. A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
    • Behind them, blindfolded and muzzled, came catoblepones.2019, Joel Puga, The Journeys of the Sorcerer

Questions about catoblepones

What is catoblepones the plural of?
Catoblepones is the plural of catoblepas.

Words near catoblepones in the dictionary

  1. Cato
  2. Cato Ridge
  3. CATOBAR
  4. catoblepae
  5. catoblepas
  6. catoblepones
  7. catocala
  8. catocalas
  9. catochus
  10. Catoctin
  11. Catoe

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