brahmapootra

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brahmapootra - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See Brahman.]
     1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad
        of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator,
        Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
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     Note: According to the Hindu religious books, Brahma (with
           the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence,
           the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal
           gods, Brahm['a] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and
           Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the
           Divine Essence.
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     2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl,
        peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three
        parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds,
        the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also
        Brahmapootra.
        [1913 Webster] Brahman