jumart

noun

ju·​mart

ˈjüˌmärt

plural -s

: a mythical offspring of a bull and a mare or she-ass or of a horse or ass and a cow

Word History

Etymology

French, from Provençal gimerro, jamerro, chimarro, from Old Provençal jumerra, from Latin chimaera chimera

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