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plovercrest

plovercrest noun: a hummingbird of the genus Stephanoxis, native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

plovercrest: a hummingbird of the genus Stephanoxis, native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
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Noun

plovercrest (plural plovercrests)

  1. A hummingbird of the genus Stephanoxis, native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Forms of plovercrest

pluralplovercrests

Origin of plovercrest

From plover + crest.

Questions about plovercrest

What does plovercrest mean?
Plovercrest means a hummingbird of the genus Stephanoxis, native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
What part of speech is plovercrest?
Plovercrest is a noun.
What is the plural of plovercrest?
The plural of plovercrest is plovercrests.

Words near plovercrest in the dictionary

  1. Ploutos
  2. Plouëc-du-Trieux
  3. plov
  4. Plovdiv
  5. plover
  6. plovercrest
  7. plovercrests
  8. plovered
  9. plovering
  10. ploverlike
  11. ploverness

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