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velvetbreast

velvetbreast noun: the goosander (Mergus merganser).

Noun

velvetbreast (plural velvetbreasts)

  1. (US, dated) The goosander (Mergus merganser).

Forms of velvetbreast

pluralvelvetbreasts

Origin of velvetbreast

From velvet + breast.

Words formed from velvetbreast

  • mountain velvetbreast

Questions about velvetbreast

What does velvetbreast mean?
Velvetbreast means the goosander (Mergus merganser).
What part of speech is velvetbreast?
Velvetbreast is a noun.
What is the plural of velvetbreast?
The plural of velvetbreast is velvetbreasts.

Words near velvetbreast in the dictionary

  1. velvet work
  2. velvet worm
  3. velvet worms
  4. velvetbean
  5. velvetbeans
  6. velvetbreast
  7. velvetbreasts
  8. velveted
  9. velveteen
  10. velveteened
  11. velveteens

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