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crotala

crotala is the plural of crotalum.

Meaning of crotalum

Noun

crotalum (plural crotalums or crotala)

  1. A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
    Synonyms:
    crotal

Origin of crotala

Ancient Greek κρόταλα (krótala)

Questions about crotala

What is crotala the plural of?
Crotala is the plural of crotalum.

Words near crotala in the dictionary

  1. crosts
  2. Croswell
  3. Croswells
  4. crotadihydrofuran
  5. crotal
  6. crotala
  7. crotalaria
  8. crotalaria moth
  9. crotalaria moths
  10. crotalaria pod borer
  11. crotalaria pod borers

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