See mossy on Wiktionary
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"1": "+",
"2": "mossys"
},
"expansion": "mossy (plural mossies or mossys)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "mosquito",
"word": "mossie"
}
],
"categories": [
"Australian English",
"British English",
"English colloquialisms",
"New Zealand English"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”)"
],
"links": [
[
"mossie",
"mossie#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”)"
],
"tags": [
"Australia",
"New-Zealand",
"UK",
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"word": "mossy"
}
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