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zimbs

zimbs is the plural of zimb.

Meaning of zimb

Noun

zimb (plural zimbs)

  1. (archaic) An Ethiopian horsefly of the genus Pangonius, destructive to livestock.
    • The illustrious Bruce and others imagine, that in the zimb of Abyssinia they recognize the fly plague which afflicted the Egyptians.1840, Robert Montgomery Martin, Colonial magazine and commercial-maritime journal: Volume 3, page 155
    Synonyms:
    zebub

Questions about zimbs

What is zimbs the plural of?
Zimbs is the plural of zimb.

Words near zimbs in the dictionary

  1. Zimblish
  2. zimbo
  3. zimboes
  4. Zimbor
  5. zimbos
  6. zimbs
  7. Zimdars
  8. Zimdarses
  9. zimeldine
  10. zimelidine
  11. ziment water

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