dollarbird in British English
(ˈdɒləˌbɜːd)
noun
a bird, Eurystomus orientalis, of S and SE Asia and Australia, with a round white spot on each wing: family Coraciidae (rollers), order Coraciiformes
dollarbird in American English
(ˈdɑlərˌbɜːrd)
noun
a common roller, Eurystomus orientalis, of Asia and Australia, having a round white spot on each wing
Word origin
[1840–50; dollar + bird]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, creationism, dope, flan, organizerImage ofdollarbird
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Word lists withdollarbird
bird- someone is toast
- someone-is-toast
- someone is wasting their breath
- someone-is-wasting-their-breath
- someone is your own flesh and blood
- someone lives in an ivory tower
- someone might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
- someone needs something like a hole in the head
- someone needs to get out more
- someone or something gets out of hand
- someone or something has you in stitches
- someone or something is built like a tank
- someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb
- someone-or-something-sticks-out-like-a-sore-thumb
- someone or something will knock your socks off
- someone-reigns-supreme
- someone's bag of tricks
- someone's bark is worse than their bite
- someones-bark-is-worse-than-their-bite
- someone's best shot at something
- someone's blue-eyed boy
- someones-days-are-numbered
- someone's days are numbered sth's days are numbered
- someone's ears are burning
- someone's hands are tied