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leiomano

leiomano noun: a paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures.

Noun

leiomano

  1. A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures.

Origin of leiomano

Borrowed from Hawaiian lei o manō (“a shark's lei”).

Questions about leiomano

What does leiomano mean?
Leiomano means a paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures.
What part of speech is leiomano?
Leiomano is a noun.

Words near leiomano in the dictionary

  1. leiodids
  2. leiodisc
  3. leiodiscs
  4. leiognathid
  5. leiognathids
  6. leiomano
  7. leiomodin
  8. leiomodins
  9. leiomyoblastoma
  10. leiomyoblastomas
  11. leiomyoma

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