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umbrellabird

umbrellabird noun: a large tropical cotinga of the genus Cephalopterus found in the forests of South America, with black plumage, a radiating crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella, and typically long wattles.

umbrellabird: a large tropical cotinga of the genus Cephalopterus found in the forests of South America, with...
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Noun

umbrellabird (plural umbrellabirds)

  1. A large tropical cotinga of the genus Cephalopterus found in the forests of South America, with black plumage, a radiating crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella, and typically long wattles.

Forms of umbrellabird

pluralumbrellabirds

Origin of umbrellabird

From umbrella + bird.

Questions about umbrellabird

What does umbrellabird mean?
Umbrellabird means a large tropical cotinga of the genus Cephalopterus found in the forests of South America, with black plumage, a radiating crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella, and typically long wattles.
What part of speech is umbrellabird?
Umbrellabird is a noun.
What is the plural of umbrellabird?
The plural of umbrellabird is umbrellabirds.

Words near umbrellabird in the dictionary

  1. umbrella wasp
  2. umbrella wasps
  3. umbrella-cover
  4. umbrella-covers
  5. umbrella-leaf
  6. umbrellabird
  7. umbrellabirds
  8. umbrellaed
  9. umbrellaing
  10. umbrellaism
  11. umbrellaless

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