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salempenta

Syllables: sa·lem·pen·taUK/ˌsæləmˈpɛntə/US/ˌsæləmˈpɛntɚ/

salempenta is the archaic spelling of salipenter.

Meaning of salipenter

Noun

salipenter (plural salipenters)

  1. (Guyana) A tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
    • A species of the polecat, and another of the fox, are destructive to the Indian's poultry; while the opossum, the guana, and salempenta, afford him a delicious morsel.1825, Charles Waterton, “First Journey”, in Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. […], London: Printed [by...
    Synonyms:
    bush motorbike

Forms of salempenta

pluralsalempentas

Words that rhyme with salempenta

Questions about salempenta

What is salempenta the archaic spelling of?
Salempenta is the archaic spelling of salipenter.
How do you pronounce salempenta?
Salempenta is pronounced /ˌsæləmˈpɛntə/ (UK).

Words near salempenta in the dictionary

  1. salemas
  2. Salemi
  3. Salemis
  4. Salemite
  5. Salemites
  6. salempenta
  7. salempentas
  8. salempoory
  9. salempore
  10. salempores
  11. Salems

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