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tinkerbird

tinkerbird noun: any of several barbets of the genus Pogoniulus.

Noun

tinkerbird (plural tinkerbirds)

  1. Any of several barbets of the genus Pogoniulus.

Forms of tinkerbird

pluraltinkerbirds

Origin of tinkerbird

From tinker + bird, from the resemblance of its call to the sound of metalwork.

Words formed from tinkerbird

Questions about tinkerbird

What does tinkerbird mean?
Tinkerbird means any of several barbets of the genus Pogoniulus.
What part of speech is tinkerbird?
Tinkerbird is a noun.
What is the plural of tinkerbird?
The plural of tinkerbird is tinkerbirds.

Words near tinkerbird in the dictionary

  1. tinkerbell fairyflies
  2. tinkerbell fairyfly
  3. Tinkerbell line
  4. Tinkerbell lines
  5. Tinkerbells
  6. tinkerbird
  7. tinkerbirds
  8. tinkerdom
  9. tinkered
  10. tinkerer
  11. tinkerers

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