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northern wheatears

northern wheatears is the plural of northern wheatear.

Meaning of northern wheatear

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

Questions about northern wheatears

What is northern wheatears the plural of?
Northern wheatears is the plural of northern wheatear.

Words near northern wheatears in the dictionary

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

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