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nestle-bird

nestle-bird noun: the weakest of a litter (of pigs, dogs, etc.); a runt.

Noun

nestle-bird (plural nestle-birds)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) The weakest of a litter (of pigs, dogs, etc.); a runt.

Forms of nestle-bird

pluralnestle-birds

Questions about nestle-bird

What does nestle-bird mean?
Nestle-bird means the weakest of a litter (of pigs, dogs, etc.); a runt.
What part of speech is nestle-bird?
Nestle-bird is a noun.
What is the plural of nestle-bird?
The plural of nestle-bird is nestle-birds.

Words near nestle-bird in the dictionary

  1. nesting ground
  2. nesting together
  3. nestings
  4. nestitherapy
  5. nestle
  6. nestle-bird
  7. nestle-birds
  8. nestle-cock
  9. nestle-cocks
  10. nestlecock
  11. nestlecocks

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