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spot-breasted lapwing

spot-breasted lapwing noun: vanellus melanocephalus, a species of bird native to Ethiopia.

spot-breasted lapwing: vanellus melanocephalus, a species of bird native to Ethiopia
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Noun

spot-breasted lapwing (plural spot-breasted lapwings)

  1. Vanellus melanocephalus, a species of bird native to Ethiopia.

Forms of spot-breasted lapwing

pluralspot-breasted lapwings

Questions about spot-breasted lapwing

What does spot-breasted lapwing mean?
Spot-breasted lapwing means vanellus melanocephalus, a species of bird native to Ethiopia.
What part of speech is spot-breasted lapwing?
Spot-breasted lapwing is a noun.
What is the plural of spot-breasted lapwing?
The plural of spot-breasted lapwing is spot-breasted lapwings.

Words near spot-breasted lapwing in the dictionary

  1. spot-backed antshrike
  2. spot-backed antshrikes
  3. spot-barred
  4. spot-billed pelican
  5. spot-billed pelicans
  6. spot-breasted lapwing
  7. spot-breasted lapwings
  8. spot-check
  9. spot-checked
  10. spot-checking
  11. spot-checks

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