"body-snatcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: body-snatchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body-snatcher (plural body-snatchers)
  1. Alternative spelling of body snatcher Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: body snatcher
    Sense id: en-body-snatcher-en-noun-dbg1E6Ka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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