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death whistle

death whistle noun: an Aztec instrument, sometimes shaped like a skull, that when blown produces a human-like shriek.

Noun

death whistle (plural death whistles)

  1. (historical) An Aztec instrument, sometimes shaped like a skull, that when blown produces a human-like shriek.

Forms of death whistle

pluraldeath whistles

Questions about death whistle

What does death whistle mean?
Death whistle means an Aztec instrument, sometimes shaped like a skull, that when blown produces a human-like shriek.
What part of speech is death whistle?
Death whistle is a noun.
What is the plural of death whistle?
The plural of death whistle is death whistles.

Words near death whistle in the dictionary

  1. death wails
  2. death warmed over
  3. death warmed up
  4. death warrant
  5. death warrants
  6. death whistle
  7. death whistles
  8. death wish
  9. death wishes
  10. death wobble
  11. death wobbles

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