"turquoisine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turquoisines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} turquoisine (plural turquoisines)
  1. Synonym of turquoise parrot Synonyms: turquoise parrot [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-turquoisine-en-noun-rgi~fk~i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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