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friarbird

noun
/ˈfɹʌɪəbəːd/UK

Etymology

From friar + bird.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as friarbird — “friar + bird”

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.

    • The friar birds drove their beaks into the sweet white flesh of Bacchus Marsh apples.
    • From the sandalwood ridge behind him a friarbird repeated its ardent call again and again, warning off the intruders. Ar-coo! Ar-coo! Ar-coo!

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