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butterbutt

butterbutt noun: the yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), a North American bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.

butterbutt: the yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), a North American bird species with a conspicuous...
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Noun

butterbutt (plural butterbutts)

  1. (colloquial) The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), a North American bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.
  2. (Australia, colloquial) The yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa), an Australian bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.

Forms of butterbutt

pluralbutterbutts
alternative formbutter butt
alternative formbutter-butt

Origin of butterbutt

From butter + butt.

Questions about butterbutt

What does butterbutt mean?
Butterbutt means the yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), a North American bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.
What part of speech is butterbutt?
Butterbutt is a noun.
What is the plural of butterbutt?
The plural of butterbutt is butterbutts.

Words near butterbutt in the dictionary

  1. butterburger
  2. butterburgers
  3. butterburs
  4. butterbush
  5. butterbushes
  6. butterbutt
  7. butterbutts
  8. Buttercrambe
  9. Buttercrambe with Bossall
  10. buttercream
  11. buttercreams

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