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woodshrike

woodshrike noun: any bird of the genus Tephrodornis.

woodshrike: any bird of the genus Tephrodornis
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Noun

woodshrike (plural woodshrikes)

  1. Any bird of the genus Tephrodornis.

Forms of woodshrike

pluralwoodshrikes

Origin of woodshrike

From wood + shrike.

Words formed from woodshrike

  • common woodshrike
  • large woodshrike
  • Malabar woodshrike
  • Sri Lanka woodshrike

Questions about woodshrike

What does woodshrike mean?
Woodshrike means any bird of the genus Tephrodornis.
What part of speech is woodshrike?
Woodshrike is a noun.
What is the plural of woodshrike?
The plural of woodshrike is woodshrikes.

Words near woodshrike in the dictionary

  1. woodships
  2. woodshock
  3. woodshocks
  4. woodshop
  5. woodshops
  6. woodshrike
  7. woodshrikes
  8. woodsia
  9. woodsias
  10. woodside
  11. Woodside Beach

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