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babax

/ˈbæbæks/

babax noun: any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Noun

babax (plural babaxes)

  1. Any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Forms of babax

pluralbabaxes

Origin of babax

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βάβαξ (bábax).

Questions about babax

What does babax mean?
Babax means any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.
What part of speech is babax?
Babax is a noun.
How do you pronounce babax?
Babax is pronounced /ˈbæbæks/.
What is the plural of babax?
The plural of babax is babaxes.

Words near babax in the dictionary

  1. babash
  2. babassu
  3. babassus
  4. Babati
  5. Babatngon
  6. babax
  7. babaxes
  8. Babayan
  9. babaylan
  10. babaylans
  11. Babayoan

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