mabouya

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noun

Any of various skinks of the genus Eutropis.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

mabouya1

nounmabouya (plural mabouyas)

plural mabouyas

  1. Any of various skinks of the genus Eutropis.
  2. artsA kind of evil spirit in Caribbean folklore.

    It represents a mabouya (evil spirit) with bended arms and legs and the virile organ in a state of action.

    1907, Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents (A-F, page 139)

Mabouya2

proper noun
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Chicago

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