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yowies

yowies is the plural of yowie.

Meaning of yowie

Noun

yowie (plural yowies)

  1. (Australia) An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
    • The white population claimed that an escaped panther from a travelling circus was the culprit; others thought that a Yowie was responsible.1986, Bruce Pascoe, “The Slaughters of the Bulumwaal Butcher”, in Anita Heiss, Peter Minter, editors, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 101

Questions about yowies

What is yowies the plural of?
Yowies is the plural of yowie.

Words near yowies in the dictionary

  1. Yowell
  2. Yowells
  3. yowes
  4. yowie
  5. Yowie Bay
  6. yowies
  7. yowl
  8. yowled
  9. yowler
  10. yowlers
  11. yowley

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