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northern English dialect preen meaning "pierce" or "pin", due to the "pricking"
action of the bird's beak
during preening.
Preening is a
maintenance behaviour...
- Look up
preen or
preening in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Preen may
refer to:
Preening,
personal grooming of a bird's
feathers especially by using...
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birds used to
distribute the gland's oil
through the
plumage by
means of
preening. It is
located dorsally at the base of the tail (between the
fourth caudal...
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Hayley Preen (born 28 May 1998) is a
South African racing cyclist,
former equestrian and triathlete, who most
recently rode for UCI Women's Continental...
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grooming Black swan
preening Peregrine falcon preening its
feathers A
house sparrow cleans itself in
moving water while a
mallard preens in the background...
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Church Preen is a dis****d
hamlet and
small civil parish in
central Shropshire, England. The
county town of
Shropshire is Shrewsbury,
which is located...
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Preens Eddy is a
settlement on the
south bank of the
River Severn,
opposite Coalport. Its
history lies at the
heart of the
industrial revolution. Preens...
- John
Preen (born 15
March 1955) is a
former Australian rules footballer who pla**** for
Geelong in the
Victorian Football League (now
known as the Australian...
- Alan
Thomas Preen (4 July 1935 – 27
November 2016) was a
sportsman who pla****
Australian rules football with East
Fremantle in the
WANFL and first-class...
- eating, mani****ting and
carrying objects,
killing prey, or fighting),
preening, courtship, and
feeding young. The
terms beak and
rostrum are also used...
