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bumbarrels

bumbarrels is the plural of bumbarrel.

Meaning of bumbarrel

Noun

bumbarrel (plural bumbarrels)

  1. (dated) A long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.
    • One of Britain's most charming small birds, once known as the bumbarrel, has entered the garden birdwatch top 10 for the first time. The tiny long-tailed tit is so small – the tail is longer than the body – that it is very vulnerable to cold weather.2009 March 25, Michael McCarthy, “Triumph of the bumbarrel (aka the long-tailed tit)”, in The Independent

Questions about bumbarrels

What is bumbarrels the plural of?
Bumbarrels is the plural of bumbarrel.

Words near bumbarrels in the dictionary

  1. bumbard
  2. bumbards
  3. Bumbarger
  4. Bumbargers
  5. bumbarrel
  6. bumbarrels
  7. bumbast
  8. bumbaste
  9. bumbasted
  10. bumbastes
  11. bumbastic

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