bellbird

  1. Noun.  Any of various birds with a far-carrying bell-like call, including the crested bellbird, ''Oreoica gutturalis'', the New Zealand bellbird, ''Anthornis melanura'' and the neotropical bellbirds of the genus ''Procnias''.
  2. Noun.  (Australia) The bell miner, ''Manorina melanophrys'', a bird that feeds on bell lerps (a variety of psyllid).

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