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stitchbird

stitchbird noun: notiomystis cincta, a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to parts of New Zealand.

stitchbird: notiomystis cincta, a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to parts of New Zealand
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Noun

stitchbird (plural stitchbirds)

  1. Notiomystis cincta, a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to parts of New Zealand.

Forms of stitchbird

pluralstitchbirds

Origin of stitchbird

Perhaps from its call, which resembles the word stitch, and bird.

Questions about stitchbird

What does stitchbird mean?
Stitchbird means notiomystis cincta, a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to parts of New Zealand.
What part of speech is stitchbird?
Stitchbird is a noun.
What is the plural of stitchbird?
The plural of stitchbird is stitchbirds.

Words near stitchbird in the dictionary

  1. stitch-back
  2. stitch-up
  3. stitch-ups
  4. stitchable
  5. stitchback
  6. stitchbird
  7. stitchbirds
  8. stitchcraft
  9. stitched
  10. stitched aloft
  11. stitched together

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