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tymbal

tymbal noun: one of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada. Also the alternative spelling of timbal.

Noun

tymbal (plural tymbals or tymbales)

  1. One of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.

Also used as

tymbal is also the alternative spelling of timbal.

Forms of tymbal

pluraltymbals
pluraltymbales

Origin of tymbal

Variant of timbale, from French timbale.

Questions about tymbal

What does tymbal mean?
Tymbal means one of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.
What part of speech is tymbal?
Tymbal is a noun.
What is the plural of tymbal?
The plural of tymbal is tymbals.

Words near tymbal in the dictionary

  1. tyloxapol
  2. tylvalosin
  3. Tyman
  4. Tymans
  5. tymazoline
  6. tymbal
  7. tymbales
  8. tymbalon
  9. tymbalons
  10. tymbals
  11. tyme

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