jiboya
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jiboya — boa constrictor Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
jiboya — ji·bo·ya … English syllables
liboya — [liboya blunder for jiboya, boa constrictor. in W. Rogers Voy. (ed. 2); ed. 1 (1712) has correctly Jiboya. Hence in Goldsm. Nat. Hist. VII. 195 (but p. 225 jiboya), and in Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) III. 517/2.] … Useful english dictionary
Unusual Animals — Over the years, a number of correspondents have written to me, asking for the names of words for weird animals beginning with certain letters of the alphabet, especially those beginning with x, q, and z. Here, finally, is a glossary of 320… … Phrontistery dictionary
giboia — jə̇ˈbȯi(y)ə noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi giboia, jibóya : boa constrictor … Useful english dictionary
