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birdeater

birdeater noun: anything which eats birds.

birdeater: anything which eats birds
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Noun

birdeater (plural birdeaters)

  1. (literally, rare) Anything which eats birds.
  2. Any of certain large tarantulas which occasionally (though very rarely) eat hummingbirds, especially of the genera Avicularia and Theraphosa, the latter of which contains the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi).

birdeater meaning in Arabic

birdeater in Arabic

type of tarantula
عَنْكَبُوت آكِلَة الطَّيْر

Forms of birdeater

pluralbirdeaters
alternative formbird-eater
alternative formbird eater

Origin of birdeater

By surface analysis, bird + eater. Compare translingual Avicularia.

Phrases with birdeater

Questions about birdeater

What does birdeater mean?
Birdeater means anything which eats birds.
What is birdeater in Arabic?
Birdeater in Arabic is عَنْكَبُوت آكِلَة الطَّيْر. See Birdeater meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is birdeater?
Birdeater is a noun.
What is the plural of birdeater?
The plural of birdeater is birdeaters.

Words near birdeater in the dictionary

  1. birddogged
  2. birddogging
  3. birddogs
  4. birddom
  5. birde
  6. birdeater
  7. birded
  8. birded off
  9. birdeen
  10. birdeens
  11. Birden

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