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dentiroster

UK/ˈdɛntɒɹstəɹ/US/ˈdɛntəɹɑstəɹ/

dentiroster noun: a dentirostral bird.

Noun

dentiroster (plural dentirosters)

  1. A dentirostral bird
    • A dentiroster alights and sings on the branch of the plum tree.1985, Gioconda Belli, Marc Zimmerman, Nicaragua in Reconstruction & at War: The People Speak : a Collage of Chronology, Analysis, Poetry, Etc. Portraying Insurrection, Reconstruction, Cultural...

Forms of dentiroster

pluraldentirosters

Origin of dentiroster

From denti- + Latin rostrum (“beak”).

Questions about dentiroster

What does dentiroster mean?
Dentiroster means a dentirostral bird.
What part of speech is dentiroster?
Dentiroster is a noun.
How do you pronounce dentiroster?
Dentiroster is pronounced /ˈdɛntəɹɑstəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of dentiroster?
The plural of dentiroster is dentirosters.

Words near dentiroster in the dictionary

  1. dentins
  2. dentinum
  3. dentiparous
  4. dentiphone
  5. dentiphones
  6. dentiroster
  7. dentirosters
  8. dentirostral
  9. dentiscalp
  10. dentiscalps
  11. dentist

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