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parrotbill

parrotbill noun: any of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.

Noun

parrotbill (plural parrotbills)

  1. Any of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.

parrotbill meaning in Nepali

parrotbill in Nepali

type of bird
बाँदरचरी bā̃daracarī

Synonyms of parrotbill

Forms of parrotbill

pluralparrotbills

Origin of parrotbill

From parrot + bill.

Words formed from parrotbill

  • black-breasted parrotbill
  • black-headed parrotbill
  • brown parrotbill
  • great parrotbill
  • grey-headed parrotbill
  • reed parrotbill
  • rufous-headed parrotbill
  • greater rufous-headed parrotbill
  • spot-breasted parrotbill
  • three-toed parrotbill
  • white-breasted parrotbill

Questions about parrotbill

What does parrotbill mean?
Parrotbill means any of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
What is parrotbill in Nepali?
Parrotbill in Nepali is बाँदरचरी (bā̃daracarī). See Parrotbill meaning in Nepali.
What part of speech is parrotbill?
Parrotbill is a noun.
What is the plural of parrotbill?
The plural of parrotbill is parrotbills.

Words near parrotbill in the dictionary

  1. parrot-fashion
  2. parrot-fish
  3. parrot-fishes
  4. parrot-like
  5. parrot-toed
  6. parrotbill
  7. parrotbills
  8. parroted
  9. parroter
  10. parroters
  11. parrotese

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