hielamon
[ hee-luh-muhn ]
/ ˈhi lə mən /
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noun Australian.
a shield made of wood or bark.
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Origin of hielamon
1790–1800; <Dharuk (h)i-li-mang
Words nearby hielamon
hidrosis, hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch
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