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jerrymander en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of gerrymander.
   alt of gerrymander

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jerrymander en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of gerrymander.
   alt of gerrymander

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jerrymander en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (UK, dated) Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)
   • British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another. 1935, Sir John Arthur Thomson, Biology for Everyman, page 367:
   • My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a "jerrymander". 1965, J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Desert Life, page 31:
   • They also are known by the British terms jerrymander and jerrymunglum. 2009, Gary R. Mullen, “Solpugids (Solifugae)”, in Medical and Veterinary Entomology, page 401:

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camel spider