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quenk

quenk noun: synonym of collared peccary.

Noun

quenk (plural quenk or quenks)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) Synonym of collared peccary.
    • Quenk are found in forested areas throughout the island and travel in bands of five to 15 males and females of all ages.1979, M. E. Alkins, The Mammals of Trinidad, page 47
    • One hunter who hunts quenks claimed that dogs are trained to hunt small game first.2001, Cheryl Lans, Creole remedies: case studies of ethnoveterinary medicine in Trinidad and Tobago, page 126

Synonyms of quenk

Forms of quenk

pluralquenk
pluralquenks

Questions about quenk

What does quenk mean?
Quenk means synonym of collared peccary.
What part of speech is quenk?
Quenk is a noun.
What is the plural of quenk?
The plural of quenk is quenk.

Words near quenk in the dictionary

  1. Quenemo
  2. quenepa
  3. quenepas
  4. quenes
  5. Queniborough
  6. quenk
  7. quenks
  8. Quenland
  9. Quenneville
  10. Quennevilles
  11. quenouille

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