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pardalotes

pardalotes is the plural of pardalote.

Meaning of pardalote

Noun

pardalote (plural pardalotes)

  1. Any of the Australian birds of the genus Pardalotus, which feed on lerps.
    • Pardalotes, honeyeaters and thornbills are among several birds that feed on carbohydrate-rich sugars from trees: manna, the crystalline sap which oozes from injuries to trees made by insects or other animals; honeydew, the exudate of sap-sucking coccids and aphids; and lerps, the protective sugary...2011, Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds, CSIRO Publishing, page 258
    Synonyms:
    diamond bird, peep-wren

Phrases with pardalotes

Questions about pardalotes

What is pardalotes the plural of?
Pardalotes is the plural of pardalote.

Words near pardalotes in the dictionary

  1. pardale
  2. pardales
  3. pardaliscid
  4. pardaliscids
  5. pardalote
  6. pardalotes
  7. pardals
  8. pardao
  9. pardaos
  10. pardarinoside
  11. pardau

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