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noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||||
28% | 7 | These cats can purr, but not roar like other big cats | ||||||
noun • large American feline resembling a lion | ||||||||
28% | 7 | An action commonly seen in species like cats and big cats, wherein they curl their lips while inhaling a scent | ||||||
verb • To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals. noun • (especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming. | ||||||||
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SCOURGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCOURGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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