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Alaotra grebe

Alaotra grebe noun: an extinct species of grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus, endemic to the area around Lake Alaotra in Madagascar.

Noun

Alaotra grebe (plural Alaotra grebes)

  1. An extinct species of grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus, endemic to the area around Lake Alaotra in Madagascar.
    • In addition to several other problems, Alaotra grebes are in the process of being bred out of existence, a process that may, in fact, already be complete.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 54

Forms of Alaotra grebe

pluralAlaotra grebes

Questions about Alaotra grebe

What does Alaotra grebe mean?
Alaotra grebe means an extinct species of grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus, endemic to the area around Lake Alaotra in Madagascar.
What part of speech is Alaotra grebe?
Alaotra grebe is a noun.
What is the plural of Alaotra grebe?
The plural of Alaotra grebe is Alaotra grebes.

Words near Alaotra grebe in the dictionary

  1. alants
  2. alanyl
  3. alanylated
  4. alanylation
  5. alanyls
  6. Alaotra grebe
  7. Alaotra grebes
  8. Alaouite
  9. Alaouites
  10. alap
  11. alapa

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