WATTLEBIRD

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to Anthochæra and allied genera of the family Meliphagidæ. 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.

2.
n.

The Australian brush turkey.


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