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birdwing

birdwing noun: any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera.

Noun

birdwing (plural birdwings)

  1. Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera.

birdwing meaning in Sanskrit

birdwing in Sanskrit

birdwing; pinion
पत्त्र páttra

Synonyms of birdwing

Forms of birdwing

pluralbirdwings

Origin of birdwing

Calque of Translingual Ornithoptera. By surface analysis, bird + wing.

Words formed from birdwing

Questions about birdwing

What does birdwing mean?
Birdwing means any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera.
What is birdwing in Sanskrit?
Birdwing in Sanskrit is पत्त्र (páttra). See Birdwing meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is birdwing?
Birdwing is a noun.
What is the plural of birdwing?
The plural of birdwing is birdwings.

Words near birdwing in the dictionary

  1. birdweed
  2. birdweeds
  3. Birdwell
  4. Birdwells
  5. Birdwhistell
  6. birdwing
  7. birdwings
  8. birdwise
  9. birdwoman
  10. birdwomen
  11. Birdwood

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Adapted from Wiktionary: birdwing (page history and authors); पत्त्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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