"nidor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌɪdə/ [UK], /ˈnʌɪdɔː/ [UK], /ˈnaɪdəɹ/ [US] Forms: nidors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nidor. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nidor}} Latin nidor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nidor (countable and uncountable, plural nidors)
  1. The smell of burning animals, especially of burning animal fat. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nidor-en-noun-Lui6tBfN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (nonstandard) Any smell. Tags: countable, nonstandard, uncountable Categories (topical): Scents
    Sense id: en-nidor-en-noun-IYahHhv2 Disambiguation of Scents: 34 66

Inflected forms

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