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bristlehead

bristlehead noun: pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.

bristlehead: pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the...
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Noun

bristlehead (plural bristleheads)

  1. Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.
  2. A head of a brush, containing a series of bristles.

Forms of bristlehead

pluralbristleheads
alternative formbristle-head

Origin of bristlehead

From bristle + head.

Questions about bristlehead

What does bristlehead mean?
Bristlehead means pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.
What part of speech is bristlehead?
Bristlehead is a noun.
What is the plural of bristlehead?
The plural of bristlehead is bristleheads.

Words near bristlehead in the dictionary

  1. bristled up
  2. bristlefront
  3. bristlefronts
  4. bristlegrass
  5. bristlegrasses
  6. bristlehead
  7. bristleheads
  8. bristleless
  9. bristlelike
  10. bristlemouth
  11. bristlemouths

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