terricula — meaning in English
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English meaning
- scarecrow noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
Senses
terricula is used for these senses in English:
- scarecrow An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
scarecrow — full definition
- noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
- noun A very thin, awkward, or raggedly dressed person.