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monoxyle

monoxyle noun: a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber.

Noun

monoxyle (plural monoxyles)

  1. a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber
    1. A dugout canoe

Synonyms of monoxyle

Forms of monoxyle

pluralmonoxyles

Origin of monoxyle

From French monoxyle, from Ancient Greek μονόξυλον (monóxulon).

Questions about monoxyle

What does monoxyle mean?
Monoxyle means a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber.
What part of speech is monoxyle?
Monoxyle is a noun.
What is the plural of monoxyle?
The plural of monoxyle is monoxyles.

Words near monoxyle in the dictionary

  1. monoxids
  2. monoxime
  3. monoximes
  4. monoxygenase
  5. monoxygenases
  6. monoxyle
  7. monoxyles
  8. monoxylic
  9. monoxylon
  10. monoxylons
  11. monoxylous

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