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parrotfinch

parrotfinch noun: any member of the genus Erythrura of small, colourful passerine birds, found in southeast Asia and Oceania.

parrotfinch: any member of the genus Erythrura of small, colourful passerine birds, found in southeast Asia and...
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Noun

parrotfinch (plural parrotfinches)

  1. Any member of the genus Erythrura of small, colourful passerine birds, found in southeast Asia and Oceania.

Forms of parrotfinch

pluralparrotfinches

Origin of parrotfinch

From parrot + finch.

Words formed from parrotfinch

  • blue-faced parrotfinch
  • Fiji parrotfinch
  • green-faced parrotfinch
  • Mount Katanglad parrotfinch
  • Papuan parrotfinch
  • pink-billed parrotfinch
  • pin-tailed parrotfinch
  • red-headed parrotfinch
  • red-throated parrotfinch
  • tricolored parrotfinch

Questions about parrotfinch

What does parrotfinch mean?
Parrotfinch means any member of the genus Erythrura of small, colourful passerine birds, found in southeast Asia and Oceania.
What part of speech is parrotfinch?
Parrotfinch is a noun.
What is the plural of parrotfinch?
The plural of parrotfinch is parrotfinches.

Words near parrotfinch in the dictionary

  1. parroter
  2. parroters
  3. parrotese
  4. parrotfeather
  5. parrotfeathers
  6. parrotfinch
  7. parrotfinches
  8. parrotfish
  9. parrotfishes
  10. Parrothead
  11. Parrotheads

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