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lungie

/ˈlʌŋi/

lungie noun: a guillemot. Also the alternative form of lungi.

Noun

lungie (plural lungies)

  1. (Scotland, UK, archaic) A guillemot
    • a kittywake's and lungie's nest1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and...

Also used as

lungie is also the alternative form of lungi.

Forms of lungie

plurallungies
alternative formlongie

Questions about lungie

What does lungie mean?
Lungie means a guillemot.
What part of speech is lungie?
Lungie is a noun.
How do you pronounce lungie?
Lungie is pronounced /ˈlʌŋi/.
What is the plural of lungie?
The plural of lungie is lungies.

Words near lungie in the dictionary

  1. lungfuls
  2. Lunghai
  3. lunghi
  4. lunghis
  5. lungi
  6. lungie
  7. lungies
  8. lunging
  9. lungings
  10. lungis
  11. Lungki

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