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paauws

paauws is the plural of paauw.

Meaning of paauw

Noun

paauw (plural paauws)

  1. (South Africa) A kind of bustard.
    • Amongst the spoil were two bucks, two small paauws, ducks, partridges, and blue bustards, which at this price averaged 5s. per head all round.1892, William Lucas Distant, A Naturalist in the Transvaal, page 75

Questions about paauws

What is paauws the plural of?
Paauws is the plural of paauw.

Words near paauws in the dictionary

  1. Paarl
  2. paars
  3. Paarthiba
  4. PAAs
  5. paauw
  6. paauws
  7. PAB
  8. PABA
  9. Pabanog
  10. pabble
  11. pabbled

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