minivet
minivet noun: any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.
Noun
minivet (plural minivets)
- Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.
Forms of minivet
| plural | minivets |
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Origin of minivet
1862. Unknown
Words formed from minivet
- ashy minivet
- brown-rumped minivet
- fiery minivet
- Flores minivet
- grey-chinned minivet
- little minivet
- long-tailed minivet
- rosy minivet
- Ryukyu minivet
- scarlet minivet
- short-billed minivet
- small minivet
- Sunda minivet
- Swinhoe's minivet
- white-bellied minivet
Questions about minivet
- What does minivet mean?
- Minivet means any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.
- What part of speech is minivet?
- Minivet is a noun.
- What is the plural of minivet?
- The plural of minivet is minivets.
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