"coly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: colies [plural]
Etymology: New Latin colius, probably from Ancient Greek κολιός (koliós, “a kind of woodpecker”). Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{der|en|NL.|colius}} New Latin colius, {{der|en|grc|κολιός||a kind of woodpecker}} Ancient Greek κολιός (koliós, “a kind of woodpecker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coly (plural colies)
  1. Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia link: mousebird Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms (bird): mousebird Related terms: Coliiformes (english: order), Coliidae (english: family)

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