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colies

colies is the plural of coly.

Meaning of coly

Noun

coly (plural colies)

  1. Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
    • First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies.1983, Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World, page 63
    Synonyms:
    mousebird

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Questions about colies

What is colies the plural of?
Colies is the plural of coly.

Words near colies in the dictionary

  1. colics
  2. colicweed
  3. colicwood
  4. colid
  5. colids
  6. colies
  7. coliform
  8. coliforms
  9. coligand
  10. coligands
  11. Colignan

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