black-capped babbler

black-capped babbler noun: a bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.

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Noun

black-capped babbler (plural black-capped babblers)

A bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.

Forms of black-capped babbler

plural	black-capped babblers

Origin of black-capped babbler

black + capped + babbler, likely a calque of translingual Pellorneum nigrocapitatum.

Words formed from black-capped babbler

Bornean black-capped babbler
Javan black-capped babbler
Malayan black-capped babbler

Questions about black-capped babbler

What does black-capped babbler mean?: Black-capped babbler means a bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.
What part of speech is black-capped babbler?: Black-capped babbler is a noun.
What is the plural of black-capped babbler?: The plural of black-capped babbler is black-capped babblers.

Words near black-capped babbler in the dictionary

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