English Explanatory Dictionary

bell miner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bellbird, a honeyeater of species Manorina melanophrys, endemic to southeastern Australia.

Word forms

bell miner bell miners

Etymology

Originally "bellbird", ornithologically altered to "bell miner" due to membership of the genus Mamorina, which were called "miners" owing to the similarity in appearance of Manorina melanocephala to the Indian myna.

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