PARDINE

Etymology

Adjective

pardine (comparative more pardine, superlative most pardine)

(rare) Pertaining to or resembling a leopard.

Anagrams

• rapined

Source: Wiktionary


Par"dine, a. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx (Zoƶl.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; ā€œAs a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguousā€- Mario Vargas Llosa


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