dollarbird

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noun

Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings.

OriginEnglish bird ← Middle English brid ← Old English bridd →
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Meanings

noundollarbird (plural dollarbirds)

plural dollarbirds

  1. Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Old Englishbridd
  11. Middle Englishbrid
  12. Englishbird
  13. Englishdollarbird

From dollar + bird. Named so because its white spots of wings resemble silver dollar coins.

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Translations

Japanese 仏法僧
  • 仏法僧 (buppōsō)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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