"thornbird" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thornbird.wav Forms: thornbirds [plural]
Etymology: From thorn + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thorn|bird}} thorn + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} thornbird (plural thornbirds)
  1. Any bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus.
    Sense id: en-thornbird-en-noun-8~wdA3rC
  2. (archaic) A small South American bird (Anumbius annumbi) that builds a large and complex nest of twigs and thorns. Tags: archaic Synonyms: firewood-gatherer
    Sense id: en-thornbird-en-noun-ORIP38Lq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ovenbirds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Ovenbirds: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chestnut-backed thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus dorsalis), freckle-breasted thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus striaticollis), greater thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus ruber), little thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus sibilatrix), orange-breasted thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus ferrugineigula), orange-eyed thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus), plain thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus inornatus), rufous-fronted thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus rufifrons), spot-breasted thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus maculipectus), streak-fronted thornbird (taxonomic: Phacellodomus striaticeps)

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