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Etymology 1

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Variant of timbale, from French timbale.[1]

Noun

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tymbal (plural tymbals or tymbales)

  1. (entomology) One of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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tymbal (plural tymbals)

  1. Alternative spelling of timbal

References

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  1. ^ timbale, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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