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monjita

monjita noun: any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.

monjita: any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family
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Noun

monjita (plural monjitas)

  1. Any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Forms of monjita

pluralmonjitas

Origin of monjita

From Spanish monjita (“little nun”).

Questions about monjita

What does monjita mean?
Monjita means any of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.
What part of speech is monjita?
Monjita is a noun.
What is the plural of monjita?
The plural of monjita is monjitas.

Words near monjita in the dictionary

  1. Monizes
  2. Monjaraz
  3. Monjarazes
  4. Monje
  5. Monjes
  6. monjita
  7. monjitas
  8. monjolo
  9. monjolos
  10. monjon
  11. monjons

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