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obscure honeyeater

obscure honeyeater noun: caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea.

obscure honeyeater: caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea
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Noun

obscure honeyeater (plural obscure honeyeaters)

  1. Caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea.

Forms of obscure honeyeater

pluralobscure honeyeaters

Origin of obscure honeyeater

From obscure + honeyeater, a partial calque from translingual of either translingual Meliphaga obscura, translingual Lichenostomus obscurus or translingual Caligavis obscura.

Questions about obscure honeyeater

What does obscure honeyeater mean?
Obscure honeyeater means caligavis obscura, a honeyeater species found in New Guinea.
What part of speech is obscure honeyeater?
Obscure honeyeater is a noun.
What is the plural of obscure honeyeater?
The plural of obscure honeyeater is obscure honeyeaters.

Words near obscure honeyeater in the dictionary

  1. obscuration
  2. obscurationism
  3. obscurations
  4. obscurative
  5. obscure
  6. obscure honeyeater
  7. obscured
  8. obscuredly
  9. obscurely
  10. obscurement
  11. obscurements

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