Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KEERIORUM, n. Also queeriorum. An object, person or animal exhibiting some singularity, something rare, puzzling or peculiar, an oddity (Abd. 1959).
[A fanciful formation based on Keer-ious, queer, + -orum, as in Eeriorum, Variorum, etc.]
