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زَحَالِفُ

Root: زحلف

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زَحَالِفُ a pl. of زُحْلُوفَةٌ.
2 حُمُرٌ زَحَالِفُ الصُّقْلِ Asses having smooth and fat bellies.

def.2 Also Small دَوَابّ [i. e. reptiles, or insects], having legs, that walk, resembling ants: or, as in the O, having legs resembling ants.
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