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Jenny Haniver

Jenny Haniver noun: the carcass of a ray or skate, modified and dried to produce a mummified specimen that can be fraudulently exhibited as a demon, dragon, or other fictional creature.

jenny haniver: the carcass of a ray or skate, modified and dried to produce a mummified specimen that can be...
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Noun

Jenny Haniver (plural Jenny Hanivers)

  1. The carcass of a ray or skate, modified and dried to produce a mummified specimen that can be fraudulently exhibited as a demon, dragon, or other fictional creature.

Forms of Jenny Haniver

pluralJenny Hanivers

Origin of Jenny Haniver

Unknown. Possibly a corruption of the French Génie d'Anvers ("Genie of Antwerp") or Jeune d'Anvers ("Young girl from Antwerp"), Antwerp possibly being the point of origin for the craft.

Questions about Jenny Haniver

What does Jenny Haniver mean?
Jenny Haniver means the carcass of a ray or skate, modified and dried to produce a mummified specimen that can be fraudulently exhibited as a demon, dragon, or other fictional creature.
What part of speech is Jenny Haniver?
Jenny Haniver is a noun.
What is the plural of Jenny Haniver?
The plural of Jenny Haniver is Jenny Hanivers.

Words near Jenny Haniver in the dictionary

  1. jennite
  2. Jenns
  3. Jennu Kurumba
  4. jenny
  5. Jenny Greenteeth
  6. Jenny Haniver
  7. Jenny Hanivers
  8. Jenny invert
  9. Jenny inverts
  10. Jenny Lind
  11. jenny wren

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