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bristlebirds

bristlebirds is the plural of bristlebird.

Meaning of bristlebird

Noun

bristlebird (plural bristlebirds)

  1. Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
    • The bristlebirds have suffered from habitat loss, increased fire frequency, grazing by introduced mammals, and predation by mammalian carnivores.2002, Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, volume 11, page 57

Questions about bristlebirds

What is bristlebirds the plural of?
Bristlebirds is the plural of bristlebird.

Words near bristlebirds in the dictionary

  1. bristle-tail
  2. bristle-tails
  3. bristlebill
  4. bristlebills
  5. bristlebird
  6. bristlebirds
  7. bristlebot
  8. bristlecone
  9. bristlecone fir
  10. bristlecone firs
  11. bristlecone pine

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