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crankbird

crankbird noun: a small European woodpecker (Dryobates minor, formerly Picus minor).

Noun

crankbird (plural crankbirds)

  1. (dated, dialectal) A small European woodpecker (Dryobates minor, formerly Picus minor).

Synonyms of crankbird

Forms of crankbird

pluralcrankbirds

Questions about crankbird

What does crankbird mean?
Crankbird means a small European woodpecker (Dryobates minor, formerly Picus minor).
What part of speech is crankbird?
Crankbird is a noun.
What is the plural of crankbird?
The plural of crankbird is crankbirds.

Words near crankbird in the dictionary

  1. crankable
  2. crankarm
  3. crankarms
  4. crankbait
  5. crankbaits
  6. crankbird
  7. crankbirds
  8. crankcase
  9. crankcases
  10. cranked
  11. cranked it

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