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puppy pregnancy syndrome

puppy pregnancy syndrome noun: a psychosomatic illness in humans, associated with mass hysteria in parts of India, and involving the belief that a person bitten by a dog will later give birth to puppies.

Noun

puppy pregnancy syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A psychosomatic illness in humans, associated with mass hysteria in parts of India, and involving the belief that a person bitten by a dog will later give birth to puppies.

Questions about puppy pregnancy syndrome

What does puppy pregnancy syndrome mean?
Puppy pregnancy syndrome means a psychosomatic illness in humans, associated with mass hysteria in parts of India, and involving the belief that a person bitten by a dog will later give birth to puppies.
What part of speech is puppy pregnancy syndrome?
Puppy pregnancy syndrome is a noun.

Words near puppy pregnancy syndrome in the dictionary

  1. puppy pad
  2. puppy pads
  3. puppy pile
  4. puppy piles
  5. puppy play
  6. puppy pregnancy syndrome
  7. puppy water
  8. puppy-dog
  9. puppy-dog eyes
  10. puppy-dogs
  11. puppy-lovey

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