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/ˈfɹʌɪəbəːd/ · noun
Any of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon..
The friar birds drove their beaks into the sweet white flesh of Bacchus Marsh apples.
From the sandalwood ridge behind him a friarbird repeated its ardent call again and again, warning off the intruders. Ar-coo! Ar-coo! Ar-coo!
Use friar bird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Friar bird means Any of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon..
Common synonyms include leatherhead.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The friar birds drove their beaks into the sweet white flesh of Bacchus Marsh apples.
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