wattlebird
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Etymology
Noun
wattlebird (plural wattlebirds)
- Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. [from 19th c.]
- 1865, John Gould, Handbook to The Birds of Australia, volume 1, page 434:
- In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for sale in the markets with Bronzewing Pigeons and Wattlebirds, where it is known by the name of Ground-Dove, an appellation which has doubtless been given both from its habit of running and feeding upon the ground like the Pigeons […]
- 2015, Charlotte Wood, The Natural Way of Things, Allen & Unwin, published 2018, page 285:
- Outside in the evening a wattlebird wrenches pieces from the brush tree at the end of the veranda.
- Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Derived terms
- brush wattlebird
- little wattlebird
- red wattlebird
- western wattlebird
- yellow wattlebird
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