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earth-diver

earth-diver noun: a common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.

Noun

earth-diver (plural earth-divers)

  1. A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.

Forms of earth-diver

pluralearth-divers
alternative formearth diver

Words that rhyme with earth-diver

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Questions about earth-diver

What does earth-diver mean?
Earth-diver means a common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.
What part of speech is earth-diver?
Earth-diver is a noun.
What is the plural of earth-diver?
The plural of earth-diver is earth-divers.

Words near earth-diver in the dictionary

  1. earth-berry
  2. earth-born
  3. earth-bound
  4. earth-chestnut
  5. earth-chestnuts
  6. earth-diver
  7. earth-divers
  8. earth-drake
  9. earth-drakes
  10. earth-fast
  11. earth-floor

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