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Lyell's swift

Lyell's swift noun: a species of hesperiid butterfly, Pelopidas lyelli, inhabiting Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Noun

Lyell's swift (plural Lyell's swifts)

  1. A species of hesperiid butterfly, Pelopidas lyelli, inhabiting Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Forms of Lyell's swift

pluralLyell's swifts

Questions about Lyell's swift

What does Lyell's swift mean?
Lyell's swift means a species of hesperiid butterfly, Pelopidas lyelli, inhabiting Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
What part of speech is Lyell's swift?
Lyell's swift is a noun.
What is the plural of Lyell's swift?
The plural of Lyell's swift is Lyell's swifts.

Words near Lyell's swift in the dictionary

  1. lyed
  2. lyege
  3. lyeges
  4. lyeing
  5. Lyell
  6. Lyell's swift
  7. Lyell's swifts
  8. Lyell's syndrome
  9. Lyellian
  10. Lyells
  11. lyencephalous

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