florican
florican noun: either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
Noun
florican (plural floricans)
- Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
- The are two reasons to believe the figure of 362 might be an underestimate: first, not all floricans were seen on each vidi and, second, male floricans were found in other habitats, including cultivated land.1983, Bustard Studies: Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group, numbers 1-5, page 188
- The park is also home to nearly 400 bird species, three of which - the Bengal florican, the lesser florican and the sarus crane - are endangered.2002, David Reed, Nepal, page 365
florican meaning in Tamil and Telugu
florican in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
florican in Telugu
- florican
- నేలనెమలి nēlanemali
Forms of florican
| plural | floricans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | florikan |
| alternative form | floriken |
| alternative form | florikin |
Origin of florican
Unknown.
Words formed from florican
- Bengal florican
- lesser florican
Questions about florican
- What does florican mean?
- Florican means either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
- What is florican in Tamil?
- Florican in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Florican meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is florican?
- Florican is a noun.
- What is the plural of florican?
- The plural of florican is floricans.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: florican (page history and authors); florican (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నేలనెమలి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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