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powese
‖ powese Guyana. (ˈpaʊiːs, -iːz) Also 9 powis(e, powee, powie, paui. [a. Du. (of Surinam) pouwies, corrupt. of Sp. pauxi or mod.L. pauxis: see pauxi. Mistaking of the final sibilant for a plural inflexion (as in pease) has brought a new sing. powee, powie into vulgar use.] = pauxi.1769 E. Bancroft G...
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pauxi
‖ pauxi Ornith. (ˈpɔːksɪ) [a. Sp. pauxi, now pauji (ˈpauxi), a. Mexican pauxi (ˈpauʃi); in Pg. pawxi (ˈpauʃi), F. pauxi, mod.L. Pauxis. See also altered forms under powese.] The Galeated Curassow (Pauxis galeata): see curassow.[1651 F. Hernandez Animal. Mexican. Hist. ccxxii, De Pauxi vocata ave.] 1...
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