"wheelbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheelbirds [plural]
Etymology: wheel + bird, from the sound of its cry? Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wheel|bird}} wheel + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheelbird (plural wheelbirds)
  1. (UK, dialect, dated) The European goatsucker. Tags: UK, dated, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Caprimulgiforms
    Sense id: en-wheelbird-en-noun-xgyctjJ9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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