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Moor

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Moor (noun)
  2. 1) moor (noun)
  3. 2) moor (verb)
  4. moor besom (noun)
  5. moor blackbird (noun)
  6. moor buzzard (noun)
  7. moor coot (noun)
  8. moor evil (noun)
  9. moor game (noun)
  10. moor grass (noun)
  11. moor hag (noun)
  12. moor harrier (noun)
  13. moor hawk (noun)
  14. moor ill (noun)
  15. moor macaque (noun)
  16. moor pout (noun)
  17. moor tit (noun)
  18. Moor's head (noun)
  19. flying moor (noun)
  20. high moor (noun)
  21. low moor (noun)
  22. purple moor grass (noun)
  23. tawny-moor (noun)
  24. Culloden Moor (geographical name)
  25. Marston Moor (geographical name)
  26. peat bog (noun)

Moor

noun \ˈmu̇r\

Definition of MOOR

1
: one of the Arab and Berber conquerors of Spain
2
: berber
— Moor·ish \-ish\ adjective
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Origin of MOOR

Middle English More, from Anglo-French, from Latin Maurus inhabitant of Mauretania
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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