"wallbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wallbirds [plural]
Etymology: wall + bird, from its frequent choice of nesting site. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wall|bird}} wall + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} wallbird (plural wallbirds)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete, Norfolk, Suffolk) A bird, the spotted flycatcher. Tags: Norfolk, UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Muscicapids

Inflected forms

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