mistletoebird

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noun

An Australian flowerpecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that commonly eats and thereby serves to spread mistletoe.

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Meanings

nounmistletoebird (plural mistletoebirds)

plural mistletoebirds

  1. An Australian flowerpecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that commonly eats and thereby serves to spread mistletoe.

Origin

From mistletoe + bird.

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Translations

Finnish mistelikukastaja
  • mistelikukastajaDicaeum hirundinaceum
Japanese 宿木花鳥
  • 宿木花鳥 (yadorigi hanadori)Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Russian ла́сточковый цветое́д
  • ла́сточковый цветое́д (lástočkovyj cvetojéd)Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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