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spotted sandpiper
spotted-tailed quoll
spotter
spotting
spotty
spouge
spousal
spousal equivalent
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spouse
spouse [ spowss, spowz ] (plural spouses)


noun 
Definition:
 
husband or wife: somebody's husband or wife
[12th century. Via Old French spous< Latin sponsus, past participle of spondere 'pledge, betroth']
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