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preen oil

preen oil noun: oil produced by the uropygial gland in birds, used in preening.

Noun

preen oil (countable and uncountable, plural preen oils)

  1. Oil produced by the uropygial gland in birds, used in preening.

Forms of preen oil

pluralpreen oils

Questions about preen oil

What does preen oil mean?
Preen oil means oil produced by the uropygial gland in birds, used in preening.
What part of speech is preen oil?
Preen oil is a noun.
What is the plural of preen oil?
The plural of preen oil is preen oils.

Words near preen oil in the dictionary

  1. preemptors
  2. preemptory
  3. preempts
  4. preems
  5. preen
  6. preen oil
  7. preen oils
  8. preenact
  9. preenacted
  10. preenacting
  11. preenaction

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