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feathered folk

feathered folk noun: birds in general; birds as a group.

Noun

feathered folk (countable and uncountable, plural feathered folks)

  1. Birds in general; birds as a group.
    • Boshy, elated, improvised a series of unbirdlike notes, startlingly loud, and new to all feathered folk.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 136

Forms of feathered folk

pluralfeathered folks

Questions about feathered folk

What does feathered folk mean?
Feathered folk means birds in general; birds as a group.
What part of speech is feathered folk?
Feathered folk is a noun.
What is the plural of feathered folk?
The plural of feathered folk is feathered folks.

Words near feathered folk in the dictionary

  1. feathercoat
  2. feathercoats
  3. featherdom
  4. featherdown
  5. feathered
  6. feathered folk
  7. feathered folks
  8. feathered friend
  9. feathered friends
  10. feathered one's nest
  11. feathered one's own nest

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