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calandra

calandra noun: a calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).

calandra: a calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra)
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Noun

calandra (plural calandras)

  1. A calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).

Proper noun capitalized: Calandra

Calandra (plural Calandras)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of calandra

Noun
pluralcalandras
Proper noun
pluralCalandras

Origin of calandra

Borrowed from translingual Melanocorypha calandra, from Ancient Greek κάλανδρος (kálandros, “lark”).

Borrowed from Italian Calandra.

Phrases with calandra

Questions about calandra

What does calandra mean?
Calandra means a calandra lark (Melanocorypha spp., especially Melanocorypha calandra).
What part of speech is calandra?
Calandra can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of calandra?
The plural of calandra is calandras.

Words near calandra in the dictionary

  1. calamuses
  2. Calamy
  3. Caland system
  4. calander
  5. calanders
  6. calandra
  7. calandra lark
  8. calandra larks
  9. calandras
  10. Calandreta
  11. Calandretas

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