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choughs

choughs is the plural of chough.

Meaning of chough

Noun

chough (plural choughs)

  1. Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
    • For parot is no churlish Chowgh / nor no f[l]ekyd pyec. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parrot, lines 205–210
  2. The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.
    Synonyms:
    hermit-crow

Phrases with choughs

Questions about choughs

What is choughs the plural of?
Choughs is the plural of chough.

Words near choughs in the dictionary

  1. Choudhrys
  2. Choudhury
  3. Choudhurys
  4. Choudry
  5. chough
  6. choughs
  7. Chouinard
  8. chouka
  9. choukas
  10. Choukoutien
  11. Choul

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