borogove

== English == === Alternative forms === borogrove === Etymology === Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in 1855. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹə(ʊ)ɡəʊv/ === Noun === borogove (plural borogoves) An animal introduced in the nonsense poem Jabberwocky. According to Humpty Dumpty, a borogove is "a thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop." According to Mischmasch, it is "an extinct kind of parrot. They had no wings, beaks turned up, and made their nests under sun-dials: lived on veal."