"dollarbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dollarbirds [plural]
Etymology: From dollar + bird. Named so because its white spots of wings resemble silver dollar coins. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dollar|bird}} dollar + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} dollarbird (plural dollarbirds)
  1. Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings. Wikipedia link: dollarbird Categories (lifeform): Coraciiforms Translations (Translations): 仏法僧 (buppōsō) (Japanese)

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