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qilins

qilins is the plural of qilin.

Meaning of qilin

Noun

qilin (plural qilins)

  1. A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
    • ...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...1989, Ernst J. Grube, Eleanor G. Sims, Islamic Art: Volume 3
    Synonyms:
    kirin

Questions about qilins

What is qilins the plural of?
Qilins is the plural of qilin.

Words near qilins in the dictionary

  1. qilas
  2. qilaut
  3. Qilian
  4. qilianshanite
  5. qilin
  6. qilins
  7. Qilt
  8. Qimant
  9. Qimei
  10. Qimen
  11. qin

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