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pauraque

pauraque noun: any member of the species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America.

pauraque: any member of the species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of...
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Noun

pauraque (plural pauraques)

  1. Any member of the species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America.
    Synonyms:
    cuiejo, parauque

Synonyms of pauraque

Forms of pauraque

pluralpauraques

Questions about pauraque

What does pauraque mean?
Pauraque means any member of the species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America.
What part of speech is pauraque?
Pauraque is a noun.
What is the plural of pauraque?
The plural of pauraque is pauraques.

Words near pauraque in the dictionary

  1. paupiettes
  2. Paupong
  3. Pauquachin
  4. paurangiotic
  5. Pauranic
  6. pauraque
  7. pauraques
  8. Pauri Garhwal
  9. paurodontid
  10. paurodontids
  11. paurometabolic

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