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"text": "Coordinate term: squirrel king"
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"A conglomeration of rats whose tails have become knotted or stuck together."
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"word": "ratmageddon"
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"word": "rat's nest"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "rottekonge"
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Rattenkönig"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
"word": "re dei ratti"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"masculine"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "råttkung"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
"word": "fare kral"
}
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],
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"word": "rottekonge"
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Rattenkönig"
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "re dei ratti"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"word": "rey de las ratas"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "råttkung"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "conglomeration of rats with tails joined",
"word": "fare kral"
}
],
"word": "rat king"
}
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