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diebs

diebs is the plural of dieb.

Meaning of dieb

Noun

dieb (plural diebs)

  1. A canine of northern Africa, the African wolf (Canis lupaster, formerly considered an African variant of the golden jackal, Canis aureus).
    • The African jackal or dieb (C. anthus, same as in the preceding genus) […]1869, George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The New American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, page 674

Questions about diebs

What is diebs the plural of?
Diebs is the plural of dieb.

Words near diebs in the dictionary

  1. die-off
  2. die-offs
  3. dieb
  4. dieback
  5. diebacks
  6. diebs
  7. diecast
  8. diecasting
  9. diecastings
  10. diecasts
  11. Dieci

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