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allopreen

allopreen verb: to preen another bird.

Verb

allopreen (third-person singular simple present allopreens, present participle allopreening, simple past and past participle allopreened)

  1. To preen another bird

Forms of allopreen

third-person singular presentallopreens
present participleallopreening
past participleallopreened
pastallopreened

Origin of allopreen

From allo- + preen.

Questions about allopreen

What does allopreen mean?
Allopreen means to preen another bird.
What part of speech is allopreen?
Allopreen is a verb.
What is the past tense of allopreen?
The past tense of allopreen is allopreened.

Words near allopreen in the dictionary

  1. allopolyploidizations
  2. allopolyploids
  3. allopolyploidy
  4. alloposid
  5. alloposids
  6. allopreen
  7. allopreened
  8. allopreening
  9. allopregnanalone
  10. allopregnane
  11. allopregnanediol

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