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cockbirds

cockbirds is the plural of cockbird.

Meaning of cockbird

Noun

cockbird (plural cockbirds)

  1. The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
  2. The male of any bird.
    • Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33

Questions about cockbirds

What is cockbirds the plural of?
Cockbirds is the plural of cockbird.

Words near cockbirds in the dictionary

  1. cockbill
  2. cockbilled
  3. cockbilling
  4. cockbills
  5. cockbird
  6. cockbirds
  7. cockbiting
  8. cockblock
  9. cockblocked
  10. cockblockee
  11. cockblocker

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