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turpit

turpit noun: the ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis maculatus.

Noun

turpit

  1. (Barbados) The ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis maculatus.

Questions about turpit

What does turpit mean?
Turpit means the ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis maculatus.
What part of speech is turpit?
Turpit is a noun.

Words near turpit in the dictionary

  1. turpidly
  2. turpin
  3. Turpinesque
  4. Turpinian
  5. turpins
  6. turpit
  7. turpitude
  8. turpitudes
  9. turpitudinous
  10. turps
  11. turpsier

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