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zhenniao

zhenniao noun: a poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.

Noun

zhenniao (plural zhenniao)

  1. A poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.
    Synonyms:
    zhen

Synonyms of zhenniao

Forms of zhenniao

pluralzhenniao

Origin of zhenniao

Borrowed from Chinese 鴆鳥 /鸩鸟 (zhènniǎo)

Questions about zhenniao

What does zhenniao mean?
Zhenniao means a poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.
What part of speech is zhenniao?
Zhenniao is a noun.
What is the plural of zhenniao?
The plural of zhenniao is zhenniao.

Words near zhenniao in the dictionary

  1. Zhengyang
  2. Zhengzhou
  3. Zhenjiang
  4. Zhenjiang vinegar
  5. Zhenlai
  6. zhenniao
  7. Zhenning
  8. Zhenping
  9. Zhens
  10. Zhenxing
  11. Zhenya

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