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coly
noun
co·ly
\ˈkōlē\
Definition of coly
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: any of a small group of fruit-eating African birds with long tails and soft somewhat hairy grayish brown plumage comprising the genus Colius (family Coliidae) and ranking as a distinct order (Coliiformes) —called also mousebird
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Origin and Etymology of coly
New Latin colius, probably from Greek kolios green woodpecker
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