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pyrrhuloxia

/ˌpɪɹəˈlɒksiə/

pyrrhuloxia noun: cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.

pyrrhuloxia: cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage
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Noun

pyrrhuloxia (plural pyrrhuloxias)

  1. Cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
    Synonyms:
    desert cardinal

Synonyms of pyrrhuloxia

Forms of pyrrhuloxia

pluralpyrrhuloxias

Origin of pyrrhuloxia

From translingual former genus name, Pyrrhuloxia.

Questions about pyrrhuloxia

What does pyrrhuloxia mean?
Pyrrhuloxia means cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
What part of speech is pyrrhuloxia?
Pyrrhuloxia is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrrhuloxia?
Pyrrhuloxia is pronounced /ˌpɪɹəˈlɒksiə/.
What is the plural of pyrrhuloxia?
The plural of pyrrhuloxia is pyrrhuloxias.

Words near pyrrhuloxia in the dictionary

  1. pyrrhotites
  2. pyrrhotitic
  3. pyrrhous
  4. pyrrhoxanthininol
  5. pyrrhuline
  6. pyrrhuloxia
  7. pyrrhuloxias
  8. Pyrrhus
  9. pyrrobutamine
  10. pyrrocaine
  11. pyrrocidine

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