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moor·bird
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ˈmʊərˌbɜrd
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noun
moorfowl.
Origin:
1805–15;
moor
1
+
bird
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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moorbird
noun
reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn:
red grouse
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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