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wumpuses

wumpuses is the plural of wumpus.

Meaning of wumpus

Noun

wumpus (plural wumpuses or wumpi)

  1. A fictional reclusive monster.
    • In addition to the Wumpus, other dangers are lurking: namely deadly pits, and bats that grab the player and drop her in a random cave.1987, Etienne Wenger, Artificial Intelligence and Tutoring Systems

Questions about wumpuses

What is wumpuses the plural of?
Wumpuses is the plural of wumpus.

Words near wumpuses in the dictionary

  1. wummen
  2. wumph
  3. wumphs
  4. wumpi
  5. wumpus
  6. wumpuses
  7. wun
  8. wun-dauk
  9. wun-dauks
  10. wun-gyi
  11. wun-gyis

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