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noun
A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scrub-bird, scrub bird
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Broader terms: passerine, passeriform bird
History
From scrub + bird.
