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esquilax

US/ˈɛs.kwɪ.læks/

esquilax noun: a rabbit.

Noun

esquilax (plural esquilaxes)

  1. (humorous, rare) A rabbit.
    • Yeah, well I get to run the Circus Sideshow, and the esquilaxes.1997, Powdered TOAST Man, “TAN: The Weasel Strikes Back”, in aus.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    • In fact, I am also "really weakly omnipotent," because it is logically impossible for me to fly unaided, or transform myself into an esquilax, because I am a being who cannot do those things. But I can do anything which it is logically possible for me to do.1999, Cabrutus, “is lack of evidence a reason to lack belief?”, in alt.atheism (Usenet)

Examples of esquilax in a sentence

  • I wasn't thinking of gray elephants in Denmark, I was thinking of white esquilaxes in the Domincan ^([sic]) Republic.2001, Anonymous Weirdo, “Have a rest”, in sk.forsale (Usenet):
  • Could be worse... couldve ^([sic]) been an Esquilax.2008, Jeßus, “Found some Hydrox”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet):

Forms of esquilax

pluralesquilaxes

Origin of esquilax

Coined in a 1995 episode of the animated TV show The Simpsons named "Lisa's Wedding", in which a Renaissance fair sideshow falsely promotes a normal rabbit as "a horse with the head of a rabbit and the body of a rabbit". Possibly inspired by fanciful names for creatures from Medieval Latin (e.g. basilisk, cockatrice).

Questions about esquilax

What does esquilax mean?
Esquilax means a rabbit.
How do you use esquilax in a sentence?
I wasn't thinking of gray elephants in Denmark, I was thinking of white esquilaxes in the Domincan ^([sic]) Republic.
What part of speech is esquilax?
Esquilax is a noun.
How do you pronounce esquilax?
Esquilax is pronounced /ˈɛs.kwɪ.læks/ (US).
What is the plural of esquilax?
The plural of esquilax is esquilaxes.

Words near esquilax in the dictionary

  1. esqueixada
  2. Esquer
  3. Esquers
  4. Esquibel
  5. Esquibels
  6. esquilax
  7. esquilaxes
  8. Esquilin
  9. Esquiline
  10. Esquiline Hill
  11. Esquilins

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