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zaratans

zaratans is the plural of zaratan.

Meaning of zaratan

Noun

zaratan (plural zaratans)

  1. In Arabic folklore, an extremely large (sea) turtle, the shell of which resembles an island.
    • […]turtle known as zaratans. Living for millennia, these slow-moving gentle giants dine exclusively on sea […] a zaratan's shell grows ever more complex as it ages.2019 June 18, Lindsay Cibos-Hodges, Jared Hodges, Draw Baby Beasties: Create Little Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More, Penguin, →ISBN, page 86

Questions about zaratans

What is zaratans the plural of?
Zaratans is the plural of zaratan.

Words near zaratans in the dictionary

  1. Zarankiewicz problem
  2. zarape
  3. zarapes
  4. Zarasai
  5. zaratan
  6. zaratans
  7. Zarate
  8. Zarates
  9. Zarathushtra
  10. Zarathustra
  11. Zarathustran

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