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devil's coach-horses

devil's coach-horses is the plural of devil's coach-horse.

Meaning of devil's coach-horse

Noun

devil's coach-horse (plural devil's coach-horses)

  1. A large black European rove beetle, Staphylinus olens or Ocypus olens.

Questions about devil's coach-horses

What is devil's coach-horses the plural of?
Devil's coach-horses is the plural of devil's coach-horse.

Words near devil's coach-horses in the dictionary

  1. devil's candles
  2. devil's claw
  3. devil's claws
  4. devil's club
  5. devil's coach-horse
  6. devil's coach-horses
  7. devil's coachhorse
  8. devil's corkscrew
  9. devil's corkscrews
  10. devil's cotton
  11. devil's cream

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