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year-bird

year-bird noun: blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus).

Noun

year-bird (plural year-birds)

  1. Blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)

Forms of year-bird

pluralyear-birds

Origin of year-bird

From the old idea that a new wreath was added to its casque every year. Compare Dutch jaarvogel.

Questions about year-bird

What does year-bird mean?
Year-bird means blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus).
What part of speech is year-bird?
Year-bird is a noun.
What is the plural of year-bird?
The plural of year-bird is year-birds.

Words near year-bird in the dictionary

  1. Year Without a Summer
  2. year zero
  3. year's mind
  4. year's purchase
  5. year-around
  6. year-bird
  7. year-birds
  8. year-book
  9. year-books
  10. year-end
  11. year-group

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