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Meaning of abestrus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ʔabesˈtɾus

Definitions

ostrich

dated, literary

Examples

“1962, Pakikipagsulatan ni Rizal sa kanyang mga kasambahay, 1876-1896'”

In the shops there are skins of lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, ostrich eggs and feathers and some young men are fanning the travelers.

“Nakasuot siya ng shift at may mahabang kuwintas na perlas na nakapulupot sa liig niya. May hawak siyang abanikong gawa sa mga pakpak ng abestrus.”

She was wearing a shift and has a long pearl necklace coiled on her neck. She was holding a fan made of ostrich wings.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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