black-capped babbler

noun

A bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.

Origintranslingual Pellorneum nigrocapitatum →
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Meanings

nounblack-capped babbler (plural black-capped babblers)

plural black-capped babblers

  1. A bird of the species Pellorneum capistratum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum or Pellorneum capistratoides; formerly considered one species.

Origin

  1. translingualPellorneum nigrocapitatum
  2. Englishblack-capped babbler

black + capped + babbler, likely a calque of translingual Pellorneum nigrocapitatum.

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APA

black-capped babbler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-capped%20babbler

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“black-capped babbler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-capped%20babbler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black-capped babbler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-capped%20babbler.

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