"zimb" meaning in All languages combined

See zimb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: zimbs [plural]
Etymology: Amharic [script needed] (zemb), [script needed] (zimb). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|am|tr=zemb}} Amharic [script needed] (zemb), {{m|am|||tr=zimb}} [script needed] (zimb) Head templates: {{en-noun}} zimb (plural zimbs)
  1. (archaic) An Ethiopian horsefly of the genus Pangonius, destructive to livestock. Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Horseflies Synonyms: zebub

Inflected forms

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