عَضْرَفُوطٌ
Root: عضرفط
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عَضْرَفُوطٌ
The عُذْفُوط, [i. e.] a small creeping thing called
عِسْوَدّ, white, soft, or smooth, to which the fingers of girls are likened, found in the sands, and called by some
عُضْفُوطٌ and عُذْفُوطٌ, of which the pls. are عَضَافِيطُ and عَذَافِيطُ: or the male of the [species of lizard called] عَظَآء; and it is said to be one of the animals ridden by the jinn, or genii: pl. عَضَارِفُ and عَضْرَفُوطَاتٌ: dim. عُضَيْرِفٌ and عُضَيْرِيفٌ.
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