"bellbird" meaning in English

See bellbird in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bellbird.ogg Forms: bellbirds [plural]
Etymology: From bell + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bell|bird}} bell + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} bellbird (plural bellbirds)
  1. Any of various birds with a far-carrying bell-like call, including the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) and the neotropical bellbirds of the genus Procnias. Translations (Oreoica gutturalis): Schwarz-Haubendickkopf [masculine] (German), kōmako (Maori)
    Sense id: en-bellbird-en-noun-1l6BNPwY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Oreoica gutturalis': 71 29
  2. (Australia) A bell miner (Manorina melanophrys), a bird that feeds on bell lerps (a variety of psyllid). Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-bellbird-en-noun-pAWgWsls Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Cotingas, Honeyeaters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Cotingas: 44 56 Disambiguation of Honeyeaters: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bare-throated bellbird, piping bellbird, rufous-naped bellbird

Inflected forms

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