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wetbird

wetbird noun: the chaffinch.

Noun

wetbird (plural wetbirds)

  1. (UK, dialectal) The chaffinch.

Forms of wetbird

pluralwetbirds

Origin of wetbird

From wet + bird; the chaffinch's cry was believed to foretell rain.

Questions about wetbird

What does wetbird mean?
Wetbird means the chaffinch.
What part of speech is wetbird?
Wetbird is a noun.
What is the plural of wetbird?
The plural of wetbird is wetbirds.

Words near wetbird in the dictionary

  1. Wetaskiwin
  2. wetawd
  3. wetawds
  4. wetback
  5. wetbacks
  6. wetbird
  7. wetbirds
  8. wetbrain
  9. wetbrains
  10. wetdown
  11. wetdowns

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