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وَطْوَاطٌ

Root: وط

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وَطْوَاطٌ The bat; syn. خُفَّاشٌ: or the large خُفَّاش: or the swallow; syn. خُطَّافٌ; this is thought by A'Obeyd to be, more probably than the first, the correct meaning; or the last may be right, but the first is that which is commonly known: or it has the first signification, and also signifies a species of the swallows...


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