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friarbirds

friarbirds is the plural of friarbird.

Meaning of friarbird

Noun

friarbird (plural friarbirds)

  1. Any of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.
    • The friar birds drove their beaks into the sweet white flesh of Bacchus Marsh apples.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 186
    Synonyms:
    leatherhead

Phrases with friarbirds

Questions about friarbirds

What is friarbirds the plural of?
Friarbirds is the plural of friarbird.

Words near friarbirds in the dictionary

  1. friar's omelette
  2. friar's omelettes
  3. Friar-Preacher
  4. Friar-Preachers
  5. friarbird
  6. friarbirds
  7. friaress
  8. friaresses
  9. friarhood
  10. friarhoods
  11. friaries

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