"pardalote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pardalotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pardalote (plural pardalotes)
  1. Any of the Australian birds of the family Pardalotidae, which feed on lerps. Categories (lifeform): Meliphagoid birds Synonyms (any bird of family Pardalotidae): peep-wren Related terms: Pardalotidae

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