"earth-diver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earth-divers [plural], earth diver [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} earth-diver (plural earth-divers)
  1. (mythology) A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land. Wikipedia link: earth-diver

Inflected forms

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