Bird Crosses
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chookaburra /ˈtʃʊkәˌbʌrә/
noun (plural chookaburras)
a cross between a chicken and a kookaburra.
[a blend of Australian informal chook ‘chicken’ + kookaburra.]
cockatoucan /ˈkɒkәˌtuːkәn/
noun (plural cockatoucans)
a cross between a cockatoo and a toucan.
Synonym: toutoo(1.)
- cockatoucanetic /ˌkɒkәˌtuːkәˈnɛtɪk/ adjective
- cockatoucaneticly adverb
cockaturkooee /ˌkɒkәˌtәːkuːˈiː/
noun (plural cockaturkooees)
a cross between a cockatoo and a turkey; a bird with a yellow crest, red wattles and a long, blue cooee.
[a blend of cockatoo + turkey + cooee.]
dzodzo /ˈʒәʊʒәʊ/
noun (plural dzodzos)
1. a hybrid of a dzo and a dodo.
interjection (plural dzodzos)
2. used to express mock disbelief.
- dzodzoic /ʒәʊˈʒәʊɪk/ adjective
eeasllug /ˈiːslʌɡ/
noun (plural eeasllugs)
a cross between an eel, a slug and a seagull.
- eeasllugy /ˈiːˌslʌɡi/ adjective
eeleagle /ˈɪәlˌiːɡәl/
noun (plural eeleagles)
a cross between an eel and an eagle.
furfly /ˈfәːflʌɪ/
noun (plural furflies)
a cross between a bird and a mammal, such as a parrotox or a mooster.
- furflious /ˈfәːflɪәs/ adjective
gabudgerilah /ɡәˈbʌʤәrɪˌlɑː/
noun (plural gabudgerilahs)
a cross between a galah and a budgerigar.
gooster /ˈɡuːstә/
noun (plural goosters)
1. a cross between a goose and a rooster.
2. a larrikin.
- goosterish /ˈɡuːstәrɪʃ/ adjective
- goosterishly adverb
henguin /ˈhɛnɡwɪn/
noun (plural henguins)
a hybrid of a chicken and a penguin.
- henguinetic /ˌhɛnɡwɪˈnɛtɪk/ adjective
[a blend of hen + penguin.]
moa-constricter /ˈmәʊә kәnˌstrɪktә/
noun (plural moa-constricters)
a cross between a moa and a boa-constrictor; a domineering bird that uses its long, twining, powerful neck to throttle lions, alligators, etc.
- moa-constrictive /ˈmәʊә kәnˌstrɪktɪv/ adjective
parrotox /ˈpӕrәˌtɒks/
noun (plural parrotoxen)
a colourful yet black and white hybrid of a cow and a parrot, noted for its ability to mimic self-cotradictory statements in a raucous moo.
pelicanary /ˌpɛlɪkәˈnɛːri/
noun (plural pelicanaries)
a cross between a pelican and a canary. a large, bright yellow bird with an enormous gob which it wobbles to deepen its tweets.
- pelicanarious /ˌpɛlɪkәˈnɛːrɪәs/ adjective
- pelicanariously adverb
pigpie /ˈpɪɡpʌɪ/
noun (plural pigpies)
a cross between a pigeon and a magpie.
quaxalox /ˈkwӕksәˌlɒks/
noun (plural quaxaloxen)
a cross between a duck and a fish.
[a varcom of quacks + lox.]
sparrot /ˈspӕrәt/
noun (plural sparrots)
a hybrid of a sparrow and a parrot.
tounine /ˈtuːnʌɪn/
noun (plural tounines)
a cross between a bird and a dog.
[a blend of toucan + canine.]
wheren /ˈwɛrәn/
noun (plural wherens)
a cross between a wren and a heron.
wrenguin /ˈrɛnɡwɪn/
noun (plural wrenguins)
a hybrid of a wren and a penguin.
- wrenguinetic /ˌrɛnɡwɪˈnɛtɪk/ adjective