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lancebill

lancebill noun: a hummingbird of the genus Doryfera, native to South America.

lancebill: a hummingbird of the genus Doryfera, native to South America
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Noun

lancebill (plural lancebills)

  1. A hummingbird of the genus Doryfera, native to South America.

Forms of lancebill

plurallancebills

Origin of lancebill

From lance + bill.

Questions about lancebill

What does lancebill mean?
Lancebill means a hummingbird of the genus Doryfera, native to South America.
What part of speech is lancebill?
Lancebill is a noun.
What is the plural of lancebill?
The plural of lancebill is lancebills.

Words near lancebill in the dictionary

  1. lance-jacks
  2. lance-knight
  3. lance-knights
  4. lance-ovate
  5. lanceable
  6. lancebill
  7. lancebills
  8. lanced
  9. Lancefield
  10. Lancefieldian
  11. lancefish

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