"bell miner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell miners [plural]
Etymology: Originally "bellbird", ornithologically altered to "bell miner" due to membership of the genus Mamorina, which were called "miners" owing to the similarity in appearance of Manorina melanocephala to the Indian myna. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Manorina melanocephala|species}} Manorina melanocephala Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell miner (plural bell miners)
  1. A bellbird, a honeyeater of species Manorina melanophrys, endemic to southeastern Australia. Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters Translations (Manorina melanophrys): 鐘礦鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 钟矿鸟 (zhōng kuàng-niǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 礦吸蜜鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 矿吸蜜鸟 (kuàng xīmì-niǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Uccello campanello australiano [masculine] (Italian), スズミツスイ (Japanese), 鈴蜜吸 (suzu-mitsusui) (alt: すずみつすい) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-bell_miner-en-noun-ax~M4eaz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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