WATTLEBIRD


Meaning of WATTLEBIRD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : any of several Australasian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera having fleshy pendulous ear wattles: as

a. : a common largely grayish brown Australian bird ( A. carunculata ) with white shaft stripes on the feathers of the upperparts and a white tail tip

b. : a closely related and somewhat similar Tasmanian bird ( A. paradoxa )

2. : wattle crow

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