apostlebird

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noun

A gregarious gray and brown bird native to Australia, Struthidea cinerea

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Meanings

nounapostlebird (plural apostlebirds)

plural apostlebirds

  1. A gregarious gray and brown bird native to Australia, Struthidea cinerea

Origin

From apostle + bird; so named because they are often seen in groups of twelve, the same number as the original apostles of Jesus.

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Translations

Czech popeláč šedý
  • popeláč šedýTranslations
Dutch apostelvogel
  • apostelvogelTranslations
Finnish mutanärhi
  • mutanärhiTranslations
French apôtre gris
  • apôtre grisTranslations
German Gimpelhäher, Aposteltöpferkrähe
  • GimpelhäherTranslations
  • AposteltöpferkräheTranslations
Hungarian pirókszajkó, apostolmadár
  • pirókszajkóTranslations
  • apostolmadárTranslations
Italian uccello apostolo
  • uccello apostoloTranslations
Polish apostoł
  • apostołTranslations
Russian пти́ца-апо́стол, снегирёвая со́йка
  • пти́ца-апо́стол (ptíca-apóstol)Translations
  • снегирёвая со́йка (snegirjóvaja sójka)Translations
Spanish corvino apóstol
  • corvino apóstolTranslations
Swedish apostelfågel
  • apostelfågelTranslations
Ukrainian апо́стол
  • апо́стол (apóstol)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

astroblepid
Cite this entry
APA

apostlebird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostlebird

MLA

“apostlebird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostlebird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apostlebird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostlebird.

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