Heggara, Heggāra: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Heggāra (ಹೆಗ್ಗಾರ):—

1) [noun] any of a genus (Vanellus) of black-and-white plovers, esp. the crested Vanellus vanellus with broad, rounded wings, noted for spectacular aerial displays; the lapwing.

2) [noun] any of tropical or subtropical birds of Psittaciformes order with a hooked bill, brightly coloured feathers, and feet having two toes pointing forward and two backward, some of which can learn to imitate human speech; a parrot.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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