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bellbird

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas.

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noun

Meaning 3

any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cotinga, chatterer

History

Etymology

From bell + bird.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Schwarz-Haubendickkopf — Oreoica gutturalis
  • Māori: kōmako — Oreoica gutturalis