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schiffornis

schiffornis noun: any of the tropical birds in the genus Schiffornis, found in Central and South America.

schiffornis: any of the tropical birds in the genus Schiffornis, found in Central and South America
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Noun

schiffornis (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Any of the tropical birds in the genus Schiffornis, found in Central and South America.

Origin of schiffornis

From translingual Schiffornis.

Questions about schiffornis

What does schiffornis mean?
Schiffornis means any of the tropical birds in the genus Schiffornis, found in Central and South America.
What part of speech is schiffornis?
Schiffornis is a noun.

Words near schiffornis in the dictionary

  1. schiffli
  2. Schiffman
  3. Schiffmann
  4. Schiffmanns
  5. Schiffmans
  6. schiffornis
  7. Schiffs
  8. schilbeid
  9. schilbeids
  10. schilbid
  11. schilbids

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