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purpletuft

purpletuft noun: any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.

purpletuft: any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical...
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Noun

purpletuft (plural purpletufts)

  1. Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.

Forms of purpletuft

pluralpurpletufts

Origin of purpletuft

From purple + tuft, a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male.

Questions about purpletuft

What does purpletuft mean?
Purpletuft means any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.
What part of speech is purpletuft?
Purpletuft is a noun.
What is the plural of purpletuft?
The plural of purpletuft is purpletufts.

Words near purpletuft in the dictionary

  1. purpletop vervain
  2. purpletop vervains
  3. purpletops
  4. purplette
  5. purplettes
  6. purpletuft
  7. purpletufts
  8. purplewash
  9. purplewashed
  10. purplewashes
  11. purplewashing

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