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upperparts

upperparts is the plural of upperpart.

Meaning of upperpart

Noun

upperpart (plural upperparts)

  1. Any of the upper parts of a bird, including the mantle, back, rump and upper part of the tail coverts
    • Upperparts of back and tail and outerside of legs a reddish brown grey with a silvery tinge, turning towards the nape to a rich red;1885, Hermann Schlegel, Fredericus Anna Jentink, Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum - Volumes 7-8, page 101

Questions about upperparts

What is upperparts the plural of?
Upperparts is the plural of upperpart.

Words near upperparts in the dictionary

  1. Upperlands
  2. Uppermill
  3. uppermore
  4. uppermost
  5. upperpart
  6. upperparts
  7. uppers
  8. uppersemilattice
  9. uppersemilattices
  10. upperside
  11. uppersides

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