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quin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kwɪn/
  • [kʰw̥ɪn]

Meanings

  1. (informal) A quintuplet.

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Relateds

quad

Synonyms

quint

quin en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /kwɪn/
  • [kʰw̥ɪn]

Meanings

  1. A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.
    • Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins, which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods. 1973, N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution, page 104:

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