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wariangles

wariangles is the plural of wariangle.

Meaning of wariangle

Noun

wariangle (plural wariangles)

  1. (UK, dialectal, regional, largely obsolete) Any of various aggressive shrikes of the genus Lanius, such as the red-backed shrike or great grey shrike, sometimes known as butcherbirds.
    • This was Charles Albert de Luines, a gentleman of the country of Avignon, who was introduced to a familiarity with Louis XIII. by breaking wariangles to catch sparrows.1768, Adrien Richer, Great events from little causes. Or, A selection of interesting and entertaining stories, drawn from the histories of different nations, etc, page 204

Questions about wariangles

What is wariangles the plural of?
Wariangles is the plural of wariangle.

Words near wariangles in the dictionary

  1. wari
  2. waria
  3. Warialda
  4. Warialda Rail
  5. wariangle
  6. wariangles
  7. warias
  8. waribashi
  9. warichi
  10. waridashi
  11. warier

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