ground roller

noun

Any of the Brachypteraciidae, a small family of non-migratory near-passerine birds restricted to Madagascar, and related to the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers.

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Meanings

nounground roller (plural ground rollers)

plural ground rollers

  1. Any of the Brachypteraciidae, a small family of non-migratory near-passerine birds restricted to Madagascar, and related to the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers.

Translations

Dutch grondscharrelaar
  • grondscharrelaarany of various birds of the family Brachypteraciidae
Finnish marhi
  • marhiany of various birds of the family Brachypteraciidae
Swedish markblåkråka
  • markblåkråkaany of various birds of the family Brachypteraciidae
Ukrainian підкіпка
  • підкіпка (pidkipka)any of various birds of the family Brachypteraciidae
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APA

ground roller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20roller

MLA

“ground roller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20roller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground roller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20roller.

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