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sciniphs

sciniphs is the plural of sciniph.

Meaning of sciniph

Noun

sciniph (plural sciniphs)

  1. (archaic) A kind of stinging or biting insect; a flea, gnat, sandfly, or the like.
    • And they did ſo. And Aaron ſtreched fotth his hand, holding the rodde: and he ſtroke the duſt of the earth, and there were made ſciniphes on men and on beaſtes: al the duſt of the earth was turned into ſciniphes through the whole Land of Ægypt.1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Exodus 8:17, page 178

Questions about sciniphs

What is sciniphs the plural of?
Sciniphs is the plural of sciniph.

Words near sciniphs in the dictionary

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  2. scincosaurids
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  4. scinderin
  5. sciniph
  6. sciniphs
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  9. scinticisternography
  10. scintigram
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