"wattlebird" meaning in All languages combined

See wattlebird on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wattlebirds [plural]
Etymology: From wattle + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wattle|bird}} wattle + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} wattlebird (plural wattlebirds)
  1. Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters
    Sense id: en-wattlebird-en-noun-U6Vobf7s Disambiguation of Honeyeaters: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46
  2. Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand. Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters
    Sense id: en-wattlebird-en-noun-4WCHMvnG Disambiguation of Honeyeaters: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brush wattlebird, little wattlebird, red wattlebird, western wattlebird, yellow wattlebird

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wattlebird meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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