powis

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noun

A black curassow (Crax alector).

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Meanings

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noun
  1. GuyanaA black curassow (Crax alector).

    Whenever Domingo and her husband go hunting, they take their dogs, which, she boasted, are experts in catching agouti, labba, deer, turtle and powis.

    2017 April 23, Joanna Dhanraj, “Wowetta”, in Stabroek News

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proper nounPowis (plural Powises)

plural Powises

  1. A surname from Welsh.

Origin

powis · noun

Compare Surinamese Dutch pauwies, Sranan Tongo powisi.

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Powis · proper noun

Variant of Powys.

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APA

powis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powis

MLA

“powis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powis.

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