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McKay's bunting

McKay's bunting noun: a passerine bird of species Plectrophenax hyperboreus in the family Calcariidae, of the western coast of Alaska.

mckay's bunting: a passerine bird of species Plectrophenax hyperboreus in the family Calcariidae, of the western...
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Noun

McKay's bunting (plural McKay's buntings)

  1. A passerine bird of species Plectrophenax hyperboreus in the family Calcariidae, of the western coast of Alaska.

Forms of McKay's bunting

pluralMcKay's buntings

Origin of McKay's bunting

Named after American naturalist Charles McKay.

Questions about McKay's bunting

What does McKay's bunting mean?
McKay's bunting means a passerine bird of species Plectrophenax hyperboreus in the family Calcariidae, of the western coast of Alaska.
What part of speech is McKay's bunting?
McKay's bunting is a noun.
What is the plural of McKay's bunting?
The plural of McKay's bunting is McKay's buntings.

Words near McKay's bunting in the dictionary

  1. McKaskey
  2. McKaskeys
  3. McKaughan
  4. McKaughans
  5. McKay
  6. McKay's bunting
  7. McKay's buntings
  8. McKayla
  9. MCKD
  10. MCKDs
  11. McKean

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