"moonbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moonbirds [plural]
Etymology: From moon + bird, apparently because the birds return to nesting sites after nightfall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|bird}} moon + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} moonbird (plural moonbirds)
  1. (Australia) The mutton bird. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-moonbird-en-noun-DXtuaPaH Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for moonbird meaning in English (1.4kB)

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