"coly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: colies [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la-new|Colius}} Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius Head templates: {{en-noun}} coly (plural colies)
  1. Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. Synonyms: mousebird Related terms: Coliiformes (english: order), Coliidae (english: family)
    Sense id: en-coly-en-noun-XfczoDfV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds

Inflected forms

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