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Webster 1913 Edition
Wattlebird
Wat′tle-birdˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to
Anthochaera
and allied genera of the family Meliphagidae
. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands. ☞ The best-known species (
Anthochaera carunculata
) has the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life, are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow
, wattled bee-eater
, wattled honey eater
. Another species (Anthochaera inauris
) is streaked with black, gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the genus Anellobia
, are closely related, but lack conspicuous wattles. The most common species (Anthochaera mellivora
) is dark brown, finely streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper
. 2.
(Zool.)
The Australian brush turkey.
Definition 2024
wattlebird
wattlebird
English
(1) Anthochaera carunculata, red wattlebird
(2) Callaeas wilsoni, kokako
Noun
wattlebird (plural wattlebirds)
- Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
- Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Derived terms
- brush wattlebird
- little wattlebird
- red wattlebird
- western wattlebird
- yellow wattlebird