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quins

quins is the plural of quin.

Meaning of quin

Noun (1)

quin (plural quins)

  1. (informal) A quintuplet.
    Synonyms:
    quint

Noun (2)

quin (plural quins)

  1. A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.
    • Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins, which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods.1973, N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution, page 104

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Proper noun capitalized: Quins

Quins

  1. (plural) plural of Quin

Questions about quins

What is quins the plural of?
Quins is the plural of quin.
What part of speech is quins?
Quins is a proper noun.

Words near quins in the dictionary

  1. quinquinos
  2. quinquinquagintillion
  3. quinquivalence
  4. quinquivalency
  5. quinquivalent
  6. quins
  7. Quinsam
  8. Quinsay
  9. quinsey
  10. quinseys
  11. quinsie

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