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sunbittern

/ˈsʌn.bɪtən/

sunbittern noun: any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.

sunbittern: any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of...
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Noun (1)

sunbittern (plural sunbitterns)

  1. Any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.

Noun (2) capitalized: Sunbittern

Sunbittern (plural Sunbitterns)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of sunbittern.

Forms of sunbittern

pluralsunbitterns
alternative formsun bittern
alternative formsun-bittern
alternative formSunbittern
pluralSunbitterns

Origin of sunbittern

From sun + bittern.

Questions about sunbittern

What does sunbittern mean?
Sunbittern means any member of species Eurypyga helias of birds found in the New World tropics, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae.
What part of speech is sunbittern?
Sunbittern is a noun.
How do you pronounce sunbittern?
Sunbittern is pronounced /ˈsʌn.bɪtən/.
What is the plural of sunbittern?
The plural of sunbittern is sunbitterns.

Words near sunbittern in the dictionary

  1. sunberry
  2. sunbird
  3. sunbird-asities
  4. sunbird-asity
  5. sunbirds
  6. sunbittern
  7. sunbitterns
  8. sunblasted
  9. sunbleach
  10. sunbleached
  11. sunbleaches

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