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oobits

oobits is the plural of oobit.

Meaning of oobit

Noun

oobit (plural oobits)

  1. (Northern England, obsolete) A caterpillar.
    • Of course, I need scarcely say that the existence of dealers who purvey to the wants of aspiring naturalists, was entirely unknown to me ; and even if I had known, the probability is that my parents would have thought twice before they granted me money in order to purchase accommodation for such...1887, Hardwicke's Science-gossip, page 169

Questions about oobits

What is oobits the plural of?
Oobits is the plural of oobit.

Words near oobits in the dictionary

  1. OOBB
  2. OOBBs
  3. OOBE
  4. OOBEs
  5. oobit
  6. oobits
  7. ooblast
  8. ooblastic
  9. ooblasts
  10. oobleck
  11. ooblecks

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