biblus

noun

bib·​lus ˈbi-bləs 

variants or less commonly biblos

ˈbi-bləs,

-ˌbläs

plural -es

: papyrus sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Greek & Latin; Latin biblus, from Greek biblos, byblos

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