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cowbird

cowbird noun: any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.

cowbird: any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites
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Noun

cowbird (plural cowbirds)

  1. Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.

cowbird meaning in Tamil

cowbird in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of cowbird

pluralcowbirds

Origin of cowbird

From cow + bird, as they are often seen near cattle, feeding on insects stirred up by the hooves and those attracted to the manure, as well as fermented grains from the manure.

Phrases with cowbird

Questions about cowbird

What does cowbird mean?
Cowbird means any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
What is cowbird in Tamil?
Cowbird in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Cowbird meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cowbird?
Cowbird is a noun.
What is the plural of cowbird?
The plural of cowbird is cowbirds.

Words near cowbird in the dictionary

  1. cowbellists
  2. cowbells
  3. cowberries
  4. cowberry
  5. cowbind
  6. cowbird
  7. cowbirds
  8. Cowbit
  9. cowboy
  10. cowboy action shooting
  11. cowboy beans

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cowbird (page history and authors); cowbird (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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