الفَاسِيَةُ

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الفَاسِيَةُ and الفَاسِيَآءُ and The [beetle called] خُنْفَسَآء; which emits a noiseless wind, and makes the party to stink by its foul odour: the pl. of the first is الفَوَاسِى. Hence the prov., أَفْحَشُ مِنْ فَاسِيَةٍ i. e. [More foul than] a خنفساء.

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