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jumping bean
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
jumping bean
(noun)
Mexican jumping bean
(noun)
jumping bean
noun
plural
jumping beans
jumping bean
noun
plural
jumping beans
Britannica Dictionary definition of JUMPING BEAN
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:
a seed that moves when a small insect moves inside it
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called also
Mexican jumping bean
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