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carrion bird

UK/ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/

carrion bird noun: a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).

Noun

carrion bird (plural carrion birds)

  1. a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).

Forms of carrion bird

pluralcarrion birds

Origin of carrion bird

From carrion + bird.

Questions about carrion bird

What does carrion bird mean?
Carrion bird means a bird that subsists upon animal carcases or roadkill (e.g. a buzzard).
What part of speech is carrion bird?
Carrion bird is a noun.
How do you pronounce carrion bird?
Carrion bird is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹi.ən ˌbɜːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of carrion bird?
The plural of carrion bird is carrion birds.

Words near carrion bird in the dictionary

  1. carriole
  2. carrioles
  3. carrion
  4. carrion beetle
  5. carrion beetles
  6. carrion bird
  7. carrion crow
  8. carrion crows
  9. carrion flower
  10. carrion flowers
  11. Carrion's disease

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