"hairyback" meaning in All languages combined

See hairyback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-hairyback.ogg [Australia] Forms: hairybacks [plural]
Etymology: hairy + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hairy|back}} hairy + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairyback (plural hairybacks)
  1. A gastrotrich.
    Sense id: en-hairyback-en-noun-mnIFONys
  2. (South Africa, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white Afrikaner. Tags: South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-hairyback-en-noun-w0PTS-qE Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

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