"bumbarrel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bumbarrels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumbarrel (plural bumbarrels)
  1. (dated) A long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Perching birds

Inflected forms

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