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habu
/ ˈhɑːbuː /
noun
- a large venomous snake, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, of Okinawa and other Ryukyu Islands: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of habu1
from the native name originally used in the Ryukyu Islands
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Example Sentences
They had landed at a point that lay to the south of Thebes, and now seemed to be making for Medinat-Habu.
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In the distance Mrs. Armine saw the great temple of Medinat-Habu, but it was not their destination.
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In his temple palace at Medînet Habu he has left a record of the conquests that he made in Syria.
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On the walls of his temple at Medinet Habu he has left us pictures of the Philistines.
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With this thought, I heaped my parcels into the arms of Habu.
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