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mistletoebird

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Australian flowerpecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that commonly eats and thereby serves to spread mistletoe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From mistletoe + bird.

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mistelikukastaja — Dicaeum hirundinaceum
  • Japanese: 宿木花鳥 (yadorigi hanadori) — Dicaeum hirundinaceum
  • Russian: ла́сточковый цветое́д (lástočkovyj cvetojéd) — Dicaeum hirundinaceum