coly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
name
  1. A minor river, the River Coly, in East Devon, England, which joins the River Axe near Colyford.

Word forms

coly colies

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Colius.

Synonyms

Related words

Coliiformes Coliidae

Derived words

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