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stoor worms

stoor worms is the plural of stoor worm.

Meaning of stoor worm

Noun

stoor worm (plural stoor worms)

  1. A giant sea serpent or sea dragon in Orcadian folklore, which had putrid breath, probably an Orkney version of Jörmungandr.
    • But with regard to the Stoor Worms (which I have oftener heard called Sea Worms by the Norwegians), those who totally discredited the existence of the Kraakens told told me, they believed them really to exist: […]1771, Philosophical Transactions, Giving Some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in Many Considerable Parts of the World, page 41

Noun capitalized: Stoor Worms

Stoor Worms

  1. (plural) plural of Stoor Worm

Questions about stoor worms

What is stoor worms the plural of?
Stoor worms is the plural of stoor worm.
What part of speech is stoor worms?
Stoor worms is a noun.

Words near stoor worms in the dictionary

  1. stoopt
  2. stoopwork
  3. stoopy
  4. stoor
  5. stoor worm
  6. stoor worms
  7. stoored
  8. stooring
  9. stoors
  10. stoorworm
  11. stoorworms

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