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bellbird

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bell·bird  (blbûrd)
n.
Any of various tropical American birds of the family Cotingidae, having a characteristic bell-like call.
bellbird [ˈbɛlˌbɜːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several tropical American passerine birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call: family Cotingidae (cotingas)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two other birds with a bell-like call: an Australian flycatcher, Oreoica gutturalis (crested bellbird), or a New Zealand honeyeater, Anthornis melanura
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Noun1.bellbirdbellbird - any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
cotinga, chatterer - passerine bird of New World tropics
genus Procnias, Procnias - bellbirds


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