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green-backed

green-backed adjective: of an animal, having a green-colored back, or having a green back as a primary feature.

Adjective

green-backed (not comparable)

  1. Of an animal, having a green-colored back, or having a green back as a primary feature.
  2. (US, historical) Of paper money, printed with green ink on the back, particularly during the Civil War era.

Phrases with green-backed

Questions about green-backed

What does green-backed mean?
Green-backed means of an animal, having a green-colored back, or having a green back as a primary feature.
What part of speech is green-backed?
Green-backed is an adjective.

Words near green-backed in the dictionary

  1. Green Zionism
  2. green zone
  3. Green's function
  4. Green's functions
  5. Green's theorem
  6. green-backed
  7. green-backed firecrown
  8. green-backed firecrowns
  9. green-backed flycatcher
  10. green-backed flycatchers
  11. green-backed gerygone

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