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crimsonwing

crimsonwing noun: any of the birds in the genus Cryptospiza, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

crimsonwing: any of the birds in the genus Cryptospiza, found in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Noun

crimsonwing (plural crimsonwings)

  1. Any of the birds in the genus Cryptospiza, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Forms of crimsonwing

pluralcrimsonwings

Origin of crimsonwing

From crimson + wing.

Questions about crimsonwing

What does crimsonwing mean?
Crimsonwing means any of the birds in the genus Cryptospiza, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What part of speech is crimsonwing?
Crimsonwing is a noun.
What is the plural of crimsonwing?
The plural of crimsonwing is crimsonwings.

Words near crimsonwing in the dictionary

  1. crimsoning
  2. crimsonish
  3. crimsonly
  4. crimsonness
  5. crimsons
  6. crimsonwing
  7. crimsonwings
  8. crimsony
  9. crin
  10. crinal
  11. crinamidine

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