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northern cardinal

northern cardinal noun: a North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.

northern cardinal: a North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head...
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Noun

northern cardinal (plural northern cardinals)

  1. A North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.

Synonyms of northern cardinal

Forms of northern cardinal

pluralnorthern cardinals

Questions about northern cardinal

What does northern cardinal mean?
Northern cardinal means a North American songbird, of species Cardinalis cardinalis, with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull reddish olive.
What part of speech is northern cardinal?
Northern cardinal is a noun.
What is the plural of northern cardinal?
The plural of northern cardinal is northern cardinals.

Words near northern cardinal in the dictionary

  1. northern brushtail possums
  2. northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
  3. Northern California
  4. Northern Canada
  5. Northern Cape
  6. northern cardinal
  7. northern cardinals
  8. Northern Carrier
  9. northern cavefish
  10. northern common cuscus
  11. northern common cuscuses

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