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swamp harriers

swamp harriers is the plural of swamp harrier.

Meaning of swamp harrier

Noun

swamp harrier (plural swamp harriers)

  1. (Australia, obsolete) The spotted harrier, Circus assimilis.
    Synonyms:
    swamp hawk
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A large hawk, Circus approximans, of Australia, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.
    • Other than the usual clamour of seabirds, ravens and swamp harriers, the only other birds of note in this area are orange-bellied parrots […] and a few black-faced cormorants that venture up from the tannin-stained waters of Bathurst Harbour.2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 95

Questions about swamp harriers

What is swamp harriers the plural of?
Swamp harriers is the plural of swamp harrier.

Words near swamp harriers in the dictionary

  1. swamp francolins
  2. swamp gas
  3. swamp gum
  4. swamp gums
  5. swamp harrier
  6. swamp harriers
  7. swamp holly
  8. swamp lilies
  9. swamp lily
  10. swamp maire
  11. swamp maple

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