borogove

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Definition of borogove in English English dictionary

A thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop, in the nonsense poem Jabberwocky

A thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop. A portmanteau created by Lewis Carroll

Etymology

() A portmanteau created by Lewis Carroll.