Coly

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

    "First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A minor river, the River Coly, in East Devon, England, which joins the River Axe near Colyford.

Synonyms

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mousebirdmousebird

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"First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius.

Related phrases

sub saharan

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