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clutch


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noun

Definition of CLUTCH

1
: a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks
2
: group, bunch

Origin of CLUTCH

alteration of dialect English cletch hatching, brood
First Known Use: 1721

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

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