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mousebird

mousebird noun: any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.

mousebird: any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to...
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Noun

mousebird (plural mousebirds)

  1. Any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
    Synonyms:
    coly

mousebird meaning in Tamil

mousebird in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of mousebird

Forms of mousebird

pluralmousebirds

Origin of mousebird

From mouse + bird.

Questions about mousebird

What does mousebird mean?
Mousebird means any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
What is mousebird in Tamil?
Mousebird in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Mousebird meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mousebird?
Mousebird is a noun.
What is the plural of mousebird?
The plural of mousebird is mousebirds.

Words near mousebird in the dictionary

  1. mouse-overs
  2. mouse-sight
  3. mouse-warbler
  4. mouse-warblers
  5. mouseable
  6. mousebird
  7. mousebirds
  8. mouseburger
  9. mouseburgers
  10. mouseclick
  11. mouseclicks

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