Wattlebird
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wattlebird is a noun meaning Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Meaning
Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
More Meanings
- Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Example Sentences
Outside in the evening a wattlebird wrenches pieces from the brush tree at the end of the veranda.
In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for sale in the markets with Bronzewing Pigeons and Wattlebirds, where it is known by the name of Ground-Dove, an appellation which has doubtless been given both from its habit of running and feeding upon the ground like the Pigeons […]
Word Forms
- wattlebirds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wattle-eye, huia, honeyeater, fieldwren, fairywren, fairy-wren.
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