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fairy-wren

fairy-wren noun: any of certain small, insectivorous Australian birds, incorporating fourteen members of the family Maluridae.

fairy-wren: any of certain small, insectivorous Australian birds, incorporating fourteen members of the family...
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Noun

fairy-wren (plural fairy-wrens)

  1. Any of certain small, insectivorous Australian birds, incorporating fourteen members of the family Maluridae.

Forms of fairy-wren

pluralfairy-wrens

Questions about fairy-wren

What does fairy-wren mean?
Fairy-wren means any of certain small, insectivorous Australian birds, incorporating fourteen members of the family Maluridae.
What part of speech is fairy-wren?
Fairy-wren is a noun.
What is the plural of fairy-wren?
The plural of fairy-wren is fairy-wrens.

Words near fairy-wren in the dictionary

  1. fairy-tale ending
  2. fairy-tale endings
  3. fairy-tale-like
  4. fairy-talelike
  5. fairy-tales
  6. fairy-wren
  7. fairy-wrens
  8. fairybells
  9. fairybook
  10. fairybooks
  11. fairycake

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