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philanders

philanders is the plural of philander.

philanders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of philander.

Meaning of philander

Noun

philander (plural philanders)

  1. A lover.
    • Yes, I'll baste you together, you and your Philander!1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)
  2. A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, of species Caluromys philander (syn. Didelphis philander).
  3. (obsolete) A greater bilby, an Australian marsupial of species Macrotis lagotis (syn. Perameles lagotis).

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Questions about philanders

What is philanders the plural of?
Philanders is the plural of philander.

Words near philanders in the dictionary

  1. philanderess
  2. philanderesses
  3. philandering
  4. philanderings
  5. philanderous
  6. philanders
  7. philandrist
  8. philandrists
  9. philandry
  10. philanthid
  11. philanthids

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