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parotia

parotia noun: any of the birds in the genus Parotia, found in New Guinea.

parotia: any of the birds in the genus Parotia, found in New Guinea
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Noun

parotia (plural parotias)

  1. Any of the birds in the genus Parotia, found in New Guinea.

Forms of parotia

pluralparotias

Origin of parotia

From translingual Parotia.

Words formed from parotia

Questions about parotia

What does parotia mean?
Parotia means any of the birds in the genus Parotia, found in New Guinea.
What part of speech is parotia?
Parotia is a noun.
What is the plural of parotia?
The plural of parotia is parotias.

Words near parotia in the dictionary

  1. parostoses
  2. parostosis
  3. parostotic
  4. parotha
  5. parothas
  6. parotia
  7. parotias
  8. parotic
  9. parotid
  10. parotid gland
  11. parotid glands

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