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besra

besra noun: a bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus.

besra: a bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus
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Noun

besra (plural besras)

  1. A bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus.

Proper noun capitalized: Besra

Besra

  1. A surname.

Forms of besra

pluralbesras

Origin of besra

From a diminutive of Hindi बाज़ (bāz, “goshawk”).

Transliteration of Santali ᱵᱮᱥᱨᱟ (besra).

Questions about besra

What does besra mean?
Besra means a bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus.
What part of speech is besra?
Besra can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of besra?
The plural of besra is besras.

Words near besra in the dictionary

  1. bespurted
  2. bespurting
  3. bespurts
  4. bespy
  5. bespying
  6. besra
  7. besras
  8. BESS
  9. Bess beetle
  10. Bess beetles
  11. Bess bug

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