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rough-legged

rough-legged adjective: of a bird: having the legs covered with feathers.

Adjective

rough-legged (not comparable)

  1. Of a bird: having the legs covered with feathers.

Words formed from rough-legged

Phrases with rough-legged

Questions about rough-legged

What does rough-legged mean?
Rough-legged means of a bird: having the legs covered with feathers.
What part of speech is rough-legged?
Rough-legged is an adjective.

Words near rough-legged in the dictionary

  1. rough-hews
  2. rough-hound
  3. rough-hounds
  4. rough-house
  5. rough-leaf false vervain
  6. rough-legged
  7. rough-legged buzzard
  8. rough-legged buzzards
  9. rough-legged hawk
  10. rough-legged hawks
  11. rough-skin plum

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