wattlebird
wattlebird · wattlebirds
Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family…Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Origin
From wattle + bird.From wattle + bird.
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Forms
plural: wattlebirds| Singular | wattlebird |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedred wattlebird