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hwamei

Syllables: hwa·mei

hwamei noun: either of two passerine birds of the genus Garrulax, family Leiothrichidae, of mainland China and Taiwan.

Noun

hwamei (plural hwameis)

  1. Either of two passerine birds of the genus Garrulax, family Leiothrichidae, of mainland China and Taiwan.

Forms of hwamei

pluralhwameis

Origin of hwamei

From Mandarin 畫眉／画眉 (huàméi, “painted eyebrow”).

Questions about hwamei

What does hwamei mean?
Hwamei means either of two passerine birds of the genus Garrulax, family Leiothrichidae, of mainland China and Taiwan.
What part of speech is hwamei?
Hwamei is a noun.
What is the plural of hwamei?
The plural of hwamei is hwameis.

Words near hwamei in the dictionary

  1. Hwainan
  2. Hwaining
  3. hwair
  4. hwairs
  5. Hwalien
  6. hwamei
  7. hwameis
  8. Hwamyeong
  9. hwan
  10. Hwang
  11. Hwang Ho

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