English Explanatory Dictionary

bloodbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Australian honeyeater, the scarlet myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta).

Word forms

bloodbird bloodbirds

Etymology

From blood + bird, from the bright red colour of the male.

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