"blue flyer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue flyers [plural]
Etymology: So named from their bluish-grey fur and speed. Recorded since the 1860s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue flyer (plural blue flyers)
  1. A female red kangaroo. Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Macropods, Marsupials
    Sense id: en-blue_flyer-en-noun-CExxmkLL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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