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marcassins

marcassins is the plural of marcassin.

Meaning of marcassin

Noun

marcassin (plural marcassins)

  1. A young wild boar.
    • A fat marcassin to adorn the board.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 136

Questions about marcassins

What is marcassins the plural of?
Marcassins is the plural of marcassin.

Words near marcassins in the dictionary

  1. marcasite
  2. marcasites
  3. marcasitic
  4. marcasitical
  5. marcassin
  6. marcassins
  7. marcation
  8. marcations
  9. marcatissimo
  10. marcato
  11. Marceau

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