"ufocal" meaning in English

See ufocal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ufocals [plural]
Etymology: Blend of UFO + focal Etymology templates: {{blend|en|UFO|focal}} Blend of UFO + focal Head templates: {{en-noun}} ufocal (plural ufocals)
  1. A focus of UFO activity.
    Sense id: en-ufocal-en-noun-A56jl6VN Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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