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bellbird

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlbəːd/
Definition of bellbird

noun

  • 1a tropical American bird of the cotinga family, with a loud explosive call.
    • Genus Procnias, family Cotingidae: four species
  • 2any of a number of Australasian songbirds with a ringing call.
    • (New Zealand bellbird) a New Zealand honeyeater (Anthornis melanura, family Meliphagidae). (crested bellbird) an Australian whistler (Oreoica gutturalis, family Pachycephalidae). the bell miner.See miner2

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