Mascarene

English

Etymology
  1. from the name of Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas.

Adjective

Mascarene (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or relating to, the Mascarene Islands

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Mascarene black petrel
  • Mascarene coot
  • Mascarene crow
  • Mascarene frog
  • Mascarene grass frog
  • Mascarene martin
  • Mascarene owl
  • Mascarene paradise-flycatcher
  • Mascarene parrot
  • Mascarene petrel
  • Mascarene Plateau
  • Mascarene ridged frog
  • Mascarene shearwater
  • Mascarene swiftlet
  • Mascarene white-eye

Noun

Mascarene (plural Mascarenes)

  1. Someone from the Mascarene Islands.
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