Meanings
plural noisy miners
- A grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
By keeping small birds out of huge areas and fatally degrading their habitat, the noisy miner has had a devastating effect on dry woodlands and the birds that ought to live in them.
2016 December, Nigel Andrew, “Beware the Cassowary”, in Literary ReviewSynonyms: native miner, noisy myna, native myna
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
Origin
'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黑頭礦鳥 /黑头矿鸟, 黑額礦吸蜜鳥 /黑额矿吸蜜鸟
- 黑頭礦鳥 /黑头矿鸟 (hēitóu kuàngniǎo)Manorina melanocephala
- 黑額礦吸蜜鳥 /黑额矿吸蜜鸟 (hēi'é kuàngxīmìniǎo)Manorina melanocephala
Czech medosavka hlučná
- medosavka hlučnáManorina melanocephala
Finnish sotilasmesikko
- sotilasmesikkoManorina melanocephala
French méliphage bruyant
- méliphage bruyantManorina melanocephala
German Weißstirn-Schwatzvogel
- Weißstirn-SchwatzvogelManorina melanocephala
Italian minatore chiassoso
- minatore chiassosoManorina melanocephala
Polish miodożer maskowy
- miodożer maskowyManorina melanocephala
Spanish mielero chillón, manorina alborotadiza
- mielero chillónManorina melanocephala
- manorina alborotadizaManorina melanocephala
Swedish larmhonungsstare
- larmhonungsstareManorina melanocephala
Cite this entry
noisy miner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisy%20miner
“noisy miner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noisy%20miner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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