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cuckooshrike

cuckooshrike noun: a bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.

cuckooshrike: a bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae
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Noun

cuckooshrike (plural cuckooshrikes)

  1. A bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.

Forms of cuckooshrike

pluralcuckooshrikes

Origin of cuckooshrike

From cuckoo + shrike.

Words formed from cuckooshrike

Questions about cuckooshrike

What does cuckooshrike mean?
Cuckooshrike means a bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.
What part of speech is cuckooshrike?
Cuckooshrike is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckooshrike?
The plural of cuckooshrike is cuckooshrikes.

Words near cuckooshrike in the dictionary

  1. cuckooness
  2. cuckoopint
  3. cuckoopintle
  4. cuckoopints
  5. cuckoos
  6. cuckooshrike
  7. cuckooshrikes
  8. cuckow
  9. cuckows
  10. cuckquean
  11. cuckqueaned

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