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Today it means: Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas. Full definition →
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