BELLBIRD

bellbird

(noun) any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bellbird (plural bellbirds)

Any of various birds with a far-carrying bell-like call, including the crested bellbird, Oreoica gutturalis, the New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura and the neotropical bellbirds of the genus Procnias.

(Australia) The bell miner, Manorina melanophrys, a bird that feeds on bell lerp (a variety of psyllid).

Source: Wiktionary


Bell"bird`, n. Etym: [So called from their notes.] (Zoöl.) (a) A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidæ, of several species; the campanero. (b) The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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