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moorbird

moorbird noun: the red grouse.

moorbird: the red grouse
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Noun

moorbird (plural moorbirds)

  1. The red grouse.

Forms of moorbird

pluralmoorbirds

Origin of moorbird

From moor + bird.

Questions about moorbird

What does moorbird mean?
Moorbird means the red grouse.
What part of speech is moorbird?
Moorbird is a noun.
What is the plural of moorbird?
The plural of moorbird is moorbirds.

Words near moorbird in the dictionary

  1. moorballs
  2. moorband
  3. Moorbel
  4. moorberries
  5. moorberry
  6. moorbird
  7. moorbirds
  8. moorburn
  9. moorburning
  10. moorburns
  11. moorchat

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