No·ah (n   ) In the Bible, the patriarch who was chosen by God to build an ark, in which he, his family, and a pair of every animal were saved from the Flood. |
noah [ˈnəʊə]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral a shark
[from Australian rhyming slang Noah's Ark]
Noah [ˈnəʊə]
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(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a Hebrew patriarch, who saved himself, his family, and specimens of each species of animal and bird from the Flood by building a ship (Noah's Ark) in which they all survived (Genesis 6-8)
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| Noun | 1. |  Noah - the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis |
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