Exmoor
[eks-moo r, -mawr, -mohr] /ˈɛks mʊər, -mɔr, -moʊr/
noun
1.
a moorland in SW England, in Somersetshire and Devonshire: the scene of Blackmore’s novel, Lorna Doone.
/ˈɛksˌmʊə; -ˌmɔː/
noun
1.
a high moorland in SW England, in W Somerset and N Devon: chiefly grazing ground for Exmoor ponies, sheep, and red deer
2.
a small stocky breed of pony with a fawn-coloured nose, originally from Exmoor
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- Ex-nihilo-nihil-fit
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- Exo-
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