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purre

purre noun: a bird, the dunlin.

Noun

purre (plural purres)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A bird, the dunlin.

Forms of purre

pluralpurres

Origin of purre

From Old English pur (“bittern”).

Questions about purre

What does purre mean?
Purre means a bird, the dunlin.
What part of speech is purre?
Purre is a noun.
What is the plural of purre?
The plural of purre is purres.

Words near purre in the dictionary

  1. purr
  2. purr word
  3. purr words
  4. purr-fect
  5. purranormal
  6. purre
  7. purred
  8. purree
  9. purrees
  10. purreic acid
  11. purrel

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