"pilotbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pilotbirds [plural]
Etymology: From pilot + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pilot|bird}} pilot + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilotbird (plural pilotbirds)
  1. A forest-dwelling species of songbird, Pycnoptilus floccosus, family Acanthizidae, of southeastern mainland Australia.
    Sense id: en-pilotbird-en-noun-zc~gaghs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Meliphagoid birds

Inflected forms

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