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noun
An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A poorly conceived idea or plan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A dreamer, someone absent-minded or distracted; a fool, simpleton.
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History
From moon + calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal development.
