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redthroat

redthroat noun: a small Australian songbird, Pyrrholaemus brunneus, with a red central part of the throat. Also the alternative spelling of red-throat.

Noun

redthroat (plural redthroats)

  1. A small Australian songbird, Pyrrholaemus brunneus, with a red central part of the throat.

Also used as

redthroat is also the alternative spelling of red-throat.

Forms of redthroat

pluralredthroats

Origin of redthroat

Bahuvrihi compound red + throat

Questions about redthroat

What does redthroat mean?
Redthroat means a small Australian songbird, Pyrrholaemus brunneus, with a red central part of the throat.
What part of speech is redthroat?
Redthroat is a noun.
What is the plural of redthroat?
The plural of redthroat is redthroats.

Words near redthroat in the dictionary

  1. redtail sharkminnows
  2. redtail sharks
  3. redtails
  4. redtape
  5. redtapism
  6. redthroat
  7. redthroats
  8. redtop
  9. redtop grass
  10. redtop grasses
  11. redtops

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