"dollarbird" meaning in English

See dollarbird in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dollarbirds [plural]
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  1. Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings. Translations (Translations): 仏法僧 (buppōsō) (Japanese)

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