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- noun Plural form of
pyow .
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Examples
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Scientists have reported that putty-nosed monkeys string two warning sounds ( "pyows" and "hacks") together to create a third call with an entirely different meaning.
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Putty-nosed monkeys Cercopithecus nictitans in West Africa use two main sounds—pyows and hacks—to warn each other about predators.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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But now zoologists have realized that at least one combination of these sounds has its own distinct meaning: up to three pyows followed by up to four hacks seems to mean 'let's move on'.
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Pretty sweet, they got hacks and pyows and they’re making the most of it.
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