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shrikebill

shrikebill noun: any of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia.

shrikebill: any of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia
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Noun

shrikebill (plural shrikebills)

  1. Any of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia.

Forms of shrikebill

pluralshrikebills

Origin of shrikebill

From shrike + bill.

Questions about shrikebill

What does shrikebill mean?
Shrikebill means any of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia.
What part of speech is shrikebill?
Shrikebill is a noun.
What is the plural of shrikebill?
The plural of shrikebill is shrikebills.

Words near shrikebill in the dictionary

  1. shrike-tanagers
  2. shrike-tyrant
  3. shrike-tyrants
  4. shrike-vireo
  5. shrike-vireos
  6. shrikebill
  7. shrikebills
  8. shrikelike
  9. shriker
  10. shrikers
  11. shrikes

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