Chinese zodiac animal Crossword Clue

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Chinese zodiac animal Crossword Answer

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PIG

(3 letters)

RAT

(3 letters)

BOAR

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
2. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
(verb)
1. form a snake-like pattern
2. move along a winding path

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ZODIAC (noun)
1. a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
2. (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
CHINESE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
CHINESE (noun)
1. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
2. any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PIG
(3 letters)
RAT
(3 letters)
BOAR
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
KANES

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