See ductor on Wiktionary
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"guide",
"guide"
],
[
"conductor",
"conductor"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"probe (surgical)"
],
"links": [
[
"probe",
"probe"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/duɡˈtoɾ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[d̪uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-oɾ"
}
],
"word": "ductor"
}
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