killigrew

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noun

A bird, the red-billed chough.

OriginCornish kelli →
RareScrabble 17
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Meanings

killigrew1

nounkilligrew (plural killigrews)

plural killigrews

  1. ScotlandUKarchaicdialectalA bird, the red-billed chough.

Killigrew2

proper nounKilligrew (plural Killigrews)

plural Killigrews · alternative Killebrew

  1. A surname from Cornish.

Origin

  1. Cornishkelli“grove”
  2. EnglishKilligrew

Habitational surname from Cornish kelli (“grove”) + kryw (“stepping stone”).

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APA

killigrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killigrew

MLA

“killigrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killigrew. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “killigrew,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killigrew.

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