English Explanatory Dictionary

noisy miner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.

Word forms

noisy miner noisy miners

Etymology

'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.

Synonyms

native miner noisy myna native myna

Related words

common miner common myna common mynah Indian myna Indian mynah
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