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hornitoes

hornitoes is the plural of hornito.

Meaning of hornito

Noun

hornito (plural hornitos or hornitoes)

  1. A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
    • When Humboldt visited this place, the natives assured him that the heat of the hornitos had formerly been much greater. The thermometer rose to 203° when placed in the fissures exhaling aqueous vapour.1832, The travels and researches of Alexander von Humboldt

Questions about hornitoes

What is hornitoes the plural of?
Hornitoes is the plural of hornito.

Words near hornitoes in the dictionary

  1. Horningsham
  2. hornish
  3. hornist
  4. hornists
  5. hornito
  6. hornitoes
  7. hornitos
  8. hornless
  9. hornlessness
  10. hornlet
  11. hornlets

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