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wheelbird

wheelbird noun: the European goatsucker.

Noun

wheelbird (plural wheelbirds)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) The European goatsucker.

Forms of wheelbird

pluralwheelbirds

Origin of wheelbird

From wheel + bird, from the sound of its cry?

Questions about wheelbird

What does wheelbird mean?
Wheelbird means the European goatsucker.
What part of speech is wheelbird?
Wheelbird is a noun.
What is the plural of wheelbird?
The plural of wheelbird is wheelbirds.

Words near wheelbird in the dictionary

  1. wheelbases
  2. wheelbench
  3. wheelbenches
  4. wheelbender
  5. wheelbenders
  6. wheelbird
  7. wheelbirds
  8. wheelbox
  9. wheelboxes
  10. wheelbuilding
  11. wheelchair

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