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lonchura

lonchura noun: a bird of the genus Lonchura.

Noun

lonchura (plural lonchuras)

  1. A bird of the genus Lonchura.
    • Lonchuras nest in reeds or grass.1984, Ken Simpson, Nicolas Day, The Birds of Australia: A Book of Identification (page 335)

Forms of lonchura

plurallonchuras

Questions about lonchura

What does lonchura mean?
Lonchura means a bird of the genus Lonchura.
What part of speech is lonchura?
Lonchura is a noun.
What is the plural of lonchura?
The plural of lonchura is lonchuras.

Words near lonchura in the dictionary

  1. lonchocarpols
  2. lonchodectid
  3. lonchodectids
  4. lonchopterid
  5. lonchopterids
  6. lonchura
  7. lonchuras
  8. lonco
  9. Loncoche
  10. Loncomilla
  11. loncos

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