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doughbird

doughbird noun: an Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).

Noun

doughbird (plural doughbirds)

  1. An Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).

Forms of doughbird

pluraldoughbirds

Origin of doughbird

From dough + bird, from its soft, pale breast meat.

Questions about doughbird

What does doughbird mean?
Doughbird means an Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis).
What part of speech is doughbird?
Doughbird is a noun.
What is the plural of doughbird?
The plural of doughbird is doughbirds.

Words near doughbird in the dictionary

  1. dough-nut
  2. dough-nuts
  3. doughball
  4. doughballs
  5. doughbelly
  6. doughbird
  7. doughbirds
  8. doughboy
  9. doughboys
  10. doughed
  11. dougher

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