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citril

citril noun: any of various yellow or green finches of the genera Carduelis or Crithagra; especially Carduelis citrinella (Alpine citril).

Noun

citril (plural citrils)

  1. Any of various yellow or green finches of the genera Carduelis or Crithagra; especially Carduelis citrinella (Alpine citril).
  2. Any of various damselflies of the genus Ceriagrion.

Forms of citril

pluralcitrils

Words formed from citril

  • African citril
  • citril finch
  • common citril
  • southern citril
  • western citril

Questions about citril

What does citril mean?
Citril means any of various yellow or green finches of the genera Carduelis or Crithagra; especially Carduelis citrinella (Alpine citril).
What part of speech is citril?
Citril is a noun.
What is the plural of citril?
The plural of citril is citrils.

Words near citril in the dictionary

  1. citricultures
  2. citriculturist
  3. citriculturists
  4. citricum
  5. citriform
  6. citril
  7. citrils
  8. citrin
  9. citrination
  10. citrinations
  11. citrine

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