"amatorculist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: amatorculists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} amatorculist (plural amatorculists)
  1. (formal, obsolete) An insignificant lover. Tags: formal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-amatorculist-en-noun-gSGIzk-Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1850, George Johnston, An Introduction to Conchology",
          "text": "My own observation agrees with what Bradley tells us of these amatorculists:—“The manner of their meeting to couple is well worth observing; in dewy evenings, or after a shower of rain, they crawl upon the grass in a circular manner, making several rounds, till they come near enough to one another to hit thir design: I have observed them sometimes make above twenty turns before they could join.\"",
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          "ref": "1884, The Japan Daily Mail - Volume 1, page 432",
          "text": "Fortunately for her, the judgment she is awaiting will depend in no degree upon her dramatic capabilities, good or bad. Lord Garmoyle has gone far away from the scene of his activity as an amatorculist.",
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