Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wattlebird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wat-tlebird
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

noun

Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.

Example Sentences

"In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for sale in the markets with Bronzewing Pigeons and Wattlebirds, where it is known by the name of Ground-Dove, an appellation which has doubtless been given both from its habit of running and feeding upon the ground like the Pigeons […]"
"Outside in the evening a wattlebird wrenches pieces from the brush tree at the end of the veranda."

Etymology

From wattle + bird.

Inflected Forms

wattlebirds (plural)

Phrases

brush wattlebird little wattlebird red wattlebird western wattlebird yellow wattlebird

Questions

What does wattlebird mean?: Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Where does wattlebird come from?: From wattle + bird.

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