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northern wheatear

northern wheatear noun: oenanthe oenanthe, an Old World flycatcher.

northern wheatear: oenanthe oenanthe, an Old World flycatcher
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Noun

northern wheatear (plural northern wheatears)

  1. Oenanthe oenanthe, an Old World flycatcher.
    • There are northern wheatears close to the stream, easy-to-spot males with their rust-tinged breasts and a smart black stripe through the eye.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 46

northern wheatear meaning in Malayalam and Persian

northern wheatear in Malayalam

Oenanthe oenanthe
വടക്കൻ നെന്മണിക്കുരുവി vaṭakkaṉ nenmaṇikkuruvi

northern wheatear in Persian

Oenanthe oenanthe
چکچک کوهی

Forms of northern wheatear

pluralnorthern wheatears

Questions about northern wheatear

What does northern wheatear mean?
Northern wheatear means oenanthe oenanthe, an Old World flycatcher.
What is northern wheatear in Malayalam?
Northern wheatear in Malayalam is വടക്കൻ നെന്മണിക്കുരുവി (vaṭakkaṉ nenmaṇikkuruvi). See Northern wheatear meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is northern wheatear?
Northern wheatear is a noun.
What is the plural of northern wheatear?
The plural of northern wheatear is northern wheatears.

Words near northern wheatear in the dictionary

  1. northern viscachas
  2. Northern Waggoner
  3. Northern Wakashan
  4. northern water dragon
  5. northern water dragons
  6. northern wheatear
  7. northern wheatears
  8. northern white pine
  9. northern whiting
  10. northern whitings
  11. northern wild rice

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