English Explanatory Dictionary

dollarbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings.

Word forms

dollarbird dollarbirds

Etymology

From dollar + bird. Named so because its white spots of wings resemble silver dollar coins.

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