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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "投槍器"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "投槍器"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "投枪器"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "ahtlatl"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "milbiir"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "アトラトル"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "スピアスロアー"
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"roman": "ātlātla",
"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "आत्लात्ल"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "thyrallghie"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
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"word": "atlatl"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
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"sense": "spear thrower",
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"word": "estólica"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "spear thrower",
"tags": [
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"word": "átlatl"
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"code": "tli",
"lang": "Tlingit",
"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "shee áan"
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"sense": "spear thrower",
"word": "nuqaq"
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