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Australasian swamphen

Australasian swamphen noun: a species of swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, of Australian, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Pacific islands.

australasian swamphen: a species of swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, of Australian, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Pacific...
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Noun

Australasian swamphen (plural Australasian swamphens)

  1. A species of swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, of Australian, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Pacific islands.

Forms of Australasian swamphen

pluralAustralasian swamphens

Questions about Australasian swamphen

What does Australasian swamphen mean?
Australasian swamphen means a species of swamphen, Porphyrio melanotus, of Australian, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Pacific islands.
What part of speech is Australasian swamphen?
Australasian swamphen is a noun.
What is the plural of Australasian swamphen?
The plural of Australasian swamphen is Australasian swamphens.

Words near Australasian swamphen in the dictionary

  1. Australasian pig-nose turtles
  2. Australasian robin
  3. Australasian robins
  4. Australasian slimwing
  5. Australasian slimwings
  6. Australasian swamphen
  7. Australasian swamphens
  8. Australasian treecreeper
  9. Australasians
  10. Australasiatic
  11. Australasiatics

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