单词 | wattlebird |
释义 | wattlebird[ wot-l-burd ] / ˈwɒt lˌbɜrd / nounany of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck. any of three endemic New Zealand songbirds, of the family Callaeidae, all of which have brightly colored wattles at the corners of the mouth: Callaeas cinerea is endangered and Heteralocha acutirostris is believed to be extinct. Origin of wattlebirdFirst recorded in 1765–75; wattle + bird Words nearby wattlebirdWatterson, watt-hour, Watt, James, wattle, wattle and daub, wattlebird, wattless component, wattmeter, Watts, Watts-Dunton, watt-second Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wattlebirdwattlebird / (ˈwɒtəlˌbɜːd) / nounany of various Australian honeyeaters of the genus Anthochaera, such as A. paradoxa (yellow wattlebird), that have red or yellow wattles on both sides of the head any arboreal New Zealand songbird of the family Callaeidae, having wattles on both sides of the bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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