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Tungus

noun
Tun·gus | \tu̇ŋ-ˈgüz, tən-\
plural Tungus or Tunguses

Definition of Tungus 

1 : a member of an indigenous people of central and southeastern Siberia

2 : the Tungusic language of the Tungus people

First Known Use of Tungus

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Tungus

Russian

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tungstosilicic acid

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