Etymology

wattlebird

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Today it means: Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From wattle + bird.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.