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morpion

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)piən/

morpion noun: a louse.

Noun

morpion (plural morpions)

  1. (obsolete) A louse.
    • His Flea, his Morpion, and Punese,
      He 'ad gotten for his proper Ease1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Forms of morpion

pluralmorpions

Origin of morpion

From French, from mordre (“to bite”) + Latin pedis (“louse”).

Questions about morpion

What does morpion mean?
Morpion means a louse.
What part of speech is morpion?
Morpion is a noun.
How do you pronounce morpion?
Morpion is pronounced /ˈmɔː(ɹ)piən/.
What is the plural of morpion?
The plural of morpion is morpions.

Words near morpion in the dictionary

  1. morphovar
  2. morphovars
  3. morphovolumetric
  4. morphs
  5. morphydite
  6. morpion
  7. morpions
  8. Morquecho
  9. Morquechos
  10. Morquio
  11. Morquio syndrome

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