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barley-birds

barley-birds is the plural of barley-bird.

Meaning of barley-bird

Noun

barley-bird (plural barley-birds)

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

Questions about barley-birds

What is barley-birds the plural of?
Barley-birds is the plural of barley-bird.

Words near barley-birds in the dictionary

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

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