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utick

utick noun: a bird, the whinchat.

Noun

utick (plural uticks)

  1. (UK, regional) A bird, the whinchat.
  2. (New Zealand) The fernbird.
    • This species has been called the grass-bird, and also the utick, on account of its peculiar cry.1909, F. W. Hutton, James Drummond, The Animals of New Zealand; an Account of the Dominion's Air-breathing Vertebrates

Forms of utick

pluraluticks

Origin of utick

Imitative of its call.

Questions about utick

What does utick mean?
Utick means a bird, the whinchat.
What part of speech is utick?
Utick is a noun.
What is the plural of utick?
The plural of utick is uticks.

Words near utick in the dictionary

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  4. Utican
  5. Uticans
  6. utick
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  8. Utik
  9. util
  10. util.
  11. utile

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