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dacnis

dacnis noun: any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis.

dacnis: any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis
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Noun

dacnis (plural dacnises)

  1. Any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis.

Forms of dacnis

pluraldacnises

Origin of dacnis

From the genus name.

Words formed from dacnis

  • black-faced dacnis
  • black-legged dacnis
  • blue dacnis
  • scarlet-breasted dacnis
  • scarlet-thighed dacnis
  • turquoise dacnis
  • viridian dacnis
  • white-bellied dacnis
  • yellow-bellied dacnis
  • yellow-tufted dacnis

Questions about dacnis

What does dacnis mean?
Dacnis means any of a number of species of tanager in the genus Dacnis.
What part of speech is dacnis?
Dacnis is a noun.
What is the plural of dacnis?
The plural of dacnis is dacnises.

Words near dacnis in the dictionary

  1. dacks
  2. DACL
  3. daclatasvir
  4. daclizumab
  5. DACLs
  6. dacnis
  7. dacnises
  8. Daco-
  9. Daco-Romanian
  10. Daco-Thracian
  11. dacoid

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