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Lyall's wren

Lyall's wren noun: traversia lyalli, a small flightless passerine bird once found throughout New Zealand, now extinct.

Noun

Lyall's wren (plural Lyall's wrens)

  1. Traversia lyalli, a small flightless passerine bird once found throughout New Zealand, now extinct.

Synonyms of Lyall's wren

Forms of Lyall's wren

pluralLyall's wrens

Origin of Lyall's wren

Named after an assistant lighthouse keeper, David Lyall, who brought the bird to the attention of science.

Questions about Lyall's wren

What does Lyall's wren mean?
Lyall's wren means traversia lyalli, a small flightless passerine bird once found throughout New Zealand, now extinct.
What part of speech is Lyall's wren?
Lyall's wren is a noun.
What is the plural of Lyall's wren?
The plural of Lyall's wren is Lyall's wrens.

Words near Lyall's wren in the dictionary

  1. Ly-α
  2. lyable
  3. Lyakhavichy
  4. Lyal
  5. Lyall
  6. Lyall's wren
  7. Lyall's wrens
  8. Lyallpur
  9. Lyalls
  10. lyam
  11. lyam-hound

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