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shadbirds

shadbirds is the plural of shadbird.

Meaning of shadbird

Noun

shadbird (plural shadbirds)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) The American snipe; Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata).
  2. (UK, dated, dialectal) The common snipe or European sandpiper (Gallinago gallinago).

Questions about shadbirds

What is shadbirds the plural of?
Shadbirds is the plural of shadbird.

Words near shadbirds in the dictionary

  1. shadbellies
  2. shadbelly
  3. shadberries
  4. shadberry
  5. shadbird
  6. shadbirds
  7. shadblow
  8. shadblows
  9. Shadbolt
  10. shadbush
  11. shadbushes

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