Phrase guide

noisy miner

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑頭礦鳥 /黑头矿鸟 (hēitóu kuàngniǎo) — Manorina melanocephala
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑額礦吸蜜鳥 /黑额矿吸蜜鸟 (hēi'é kuàngxīmìniǎo) — Manorina melanocephala
  • Czech: medosavka hlučná — Manorina melanocephala
  • Finnish: sotilasmesikko — Manorina melanocephala
  • French: méliphage bruyant — Manorina melanocephala
  • German: Weißstirn-Schwatzvogel — Manorina melanocephala
  • Gurindji: wurtwurt — Manorina melanocephala
  • Gurindji: wutwut — Manorina melanocephala
  • Gurindji: yikyik — Manorina melanocephala
  • Italian: minatore chiassoso — Manorina melanocephala
  • Polish: miodożer maskowy — Manorina melanocephala
  • Spanish: mielero chillón — Manorina melanocephala
  • Spanish: manorina alborotadiza — Manorina melanocephala
  • Swedish: larmhonungsstare — Manorina melanocephala