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cuckoo-finch

cuckoo-finch noun: a species of bird, Anomalospiza imberbis.

cuckoo-finch: a species of bird, Anomalospiza imberbis
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Noun

cuckoo-finch (plural cuckoo-finches)

  1. A species of bird, Anomalospiza imberbis.

Forms of cuckoo-finch

pluralcuckoo-finches

Questions about cuckoo-finch

What does cuckoo-finch mean?
Cuckoo-finch means a species of bird, Anomalospiza imberbis.
What part of speech is cuckoo-finch?
Cuckoo-finch is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckoo-finch?
The plural of cuckoo-finch is cuckoo-finches.

Words near cuckoo-finch in the dictionary

  1. cuckoo's nest
  2. cuckoo's nests
  3. cuckoo-bread
  4. cuckoo-dove
  5. cuckoo-doves
  6. cuckoo-finch
  7. cuckoo-finches
  8. cuckoo-hawk
  9. cuckoo-hawks
  10. cuckoo-pint
  11. cuckoo-pints

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