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Homeridae

Homeridae noun: an ancient family, clan or professional lineage on the island of Chios, claiming descent from the Greek epic poet Homer.

Noun

Homeridae pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An ancient family, clan or professional lineage on the island of Chios, claiming descent from the Greek epic poet Homer.

Questions about Homeridae

What does Homeridae mean?
Homeridae means an ancient family, clan or professional lineage on the island of Chios, claiming descent from the Greek epic poet Homer.
What part of speech is Homeridae?
Homeridae is a noun.

Words near Homeridae in the dictionary

  1. Homerical
  2. Homerically
  3. Homerican
  4. Homerick
  5. Homerid
  6. Homeridae
  7. Homeridian
  8. Homerids
  9. homering
  10. homerism
  11. Homerisms

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