"gropper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: groppers [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of grasshopper. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|grasshopper}} Clipping of grasshopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} gropper (plural groppers)
  1. (UK, informal, birdwatching) The grasshopper warbler. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Birdwatching Categories (lifeform): Warblers
    Sense id: en-gropper-en-noun-bBoBh94S Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gropper meaning in English (2.3kB)

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