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earth-divers

earth-divers is the plural of earth-diver.

Meaning of earth-diver

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.

Questions about earth-divers

What is earth-divers the plural of?
Earth-divers is the plural of earth-diver.

Words near earth-divers in the dictionary

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

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