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rainbow lorikeet

rainbow lorikeet noun: a species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with feral populations in New Zealand and Hong Kong.

rainbow lorikeet: a species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with...
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Noun

rainbow lorikeet (plural rainbow lorikeets)

  1. A species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with feral populations in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
  2. (formerly) Any of several Asian parrot species of the genus Trichoglossus formerly included within T. moluccanus.

Forms of rainbow lorikeet

pluralrainbow lorikeets

Questions about rainbow lorikeet

What does rainbow lorikeet mean?
Rainbow lorikeet means a species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with feral populations in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
What part of speech is rainbow lorikeet?
Rainbow lorikeet is a noun.
What is the plural of rainbow lorikeet?
The plural of rainbow lorikeet is rainbow lorikeets.

Words near rainbow lorikeet in the dictionary

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  2. rainbow kick
  3. rainbow kicks
  4. rainbow kiss
  5. rainbow kisses
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  8. rainbow mafia
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