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woodswallow

woodswallow noun: any of the genus Artamus, soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds.

Noun

woodswallow (plural woodswallows)

  1. Any of the genus Artamus, soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds.

Forms of woodswallow

pluralwoodswallows

Origin of woodswallow

From wood + swallow.

Words formed from woodswallow

  • ashy woodswallow
  • Bismarck woodswallow
  • black-faced woodswallow
  • dusky woodswallow
  • Fiji woodswallow
  • giant woodswallow
  • great woodswallow
  • greater woodswallow)
  • ivory-backed woodswallow
  • little woodswallow
  • masked woodswallow
  • New Guinea woodswallow
  • white-backed woodswallow
  • white-breasted woodswallow
  • white-browed woodswallow

Questions about woodswallow

What does woodswallow mean?
Woodswallow means any of the genus Artamus, soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds.
What part of speech is woodswallow?
Woodswallow is a noun.
What is the plural of woodswallow?
The plural of woodswallow is woodswallows.

Words near woodswallow in the dictionary

  1. woodstores
  2. woodstove
  3. woodstoves
  4. Woodstown
  5. Woodsville
  6. woodswallow
  7. woodswallows
  8. woodswoman
  9. woodswomen
  10. woodsy
  11. Woodthorpe

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