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barley-bird

barley-bird noun: a yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.).

Noun

barley-bird (plural barley-birds)

  1. A yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.).
  2. A wryneck (Jynx spp.').
  3. (obsolete) A Eurasian siskin.

Forms of barley-bird

pluralbarley-birds

Questions about barley-bird

What does barley-bird mean?
Barley-bird means a yellow wagtail (Motacilla spp.).
What part of speech is barley-bird?
Barley-bird is a noun.
What is the plural of barley-bird?
The plural of barley-bird is barley-birds.

Words near barley-bird in the dictionary

  1. barley waters
  2. barley wine
  3. barley wines
  4. barley worm
  5. barley worms
  6. barley-bird
  7. barley-birds
  8. barley-brake
  9. barley-bree
  10. barley-broo
  11. barley-broth

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