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foliage-gleaner

foliage-gleaner noun: an individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New World.

foliage-gleaner: an individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New...
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Noun

foliage-gleaner (plural foliage-gleaners)

  1. An individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New World.

Forms of foliage-gleaner

pluralfoliage-gleaners

Origin of foliage-gleaner

From foliage + gleaner.

Words formed from foliage-gleaner

Questions about foliage-gleaner

What does foliage-gleaner mean?
Foliage-gleaner means an individual of various species of the genera Automolus and Clibanornis, perching birds of the New World.
What part of speech is foliage-gleaner?
Foliage-gleaner is a noun.
What is the plural of foliage-gleaner?
The plural of foliage-gleaner is foliage-gleaners.

Words near foliage-gleaner in the dictionary

  1. foliaceousness
  2. foliachrome
  3. foliage
  4. foliage leaf
  5. foliage leaves
  6. foliage-gleaner
  7. foliage-gleaners
  8. foliaged
  9. foliagelike
  10. foliageous
  11. foliages

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