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purple-backed fairywren

purple-backed fairywren noun: any member of the species Malurus assimilis of fairywrens, of the Australia mainland except the east coast; formerly considered to be the same species as the variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti).

Noun

purple-backed fairywren (plural purple-backed fairywrens)

  1. Any member of the species Malurus assimilis of fairywrens, of the Australia mainland except the east coast; formerly considered to be the same species as the variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti).

Forms of purple-backed fairywren

pluralpurple-backed fairywrens

Questions about purple-backed fairywren

What does purple-backed fairywren mean?
Purple-backed fairywren means any member of the species Malurus assimilis of fairywrens, of the Australia mainland except the east coast; formerly considered to be the same species as the variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti).
What part of speech is purple-backed fairywren?
Purple-backed fairywren is a noun.
What is the plural of purple-backed fairywren?
The plural of purple-backed fairywren is purple-backed fairywrens.

Words near purple-backed fairywren in the dictionary

  1. purple wiregrass
  2. purple yam
  3. purple yams
  4. purple zone
  5. purple zones
  6. purple-backed fairywren
  7. purple-backed fairywrens
  8. purple-crowned fairywren
  9. purple-crowned fairywrens
  10. purple-fish
  11. purple-fishes

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