"abada" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abadas [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), from Malay badak (“rhinoceros”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|abada||female rhinoceros}} Portuguese abada (“female rhinoceros”), {{der|en|ms|badak||rhinoceros}} Malay badak (“rhinoceros”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} abada (plural abadas)
  1. (obsolete) The rhinoceros. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-abada-en-noun-O5qCgWL4
  2. (mythology) A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-abada-en-noun-txZ19SJR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 6 7 5 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 5 82 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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