Meanings
nounscrub bird (plural scrub birds)
plural scrub birds · alternative scrubbird
- biologyA shy, secretive, ground-dwelling passerine bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
Synonyms: brush bird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shy, secretive, ground-dwelling passerine bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
Similar
brush bird
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
Similar
scrubbirdscrub-bird
Broader
passerinepasseriform bird
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Polish gąszczak, krzakówka
- gąszczakAustralian bird
- krzakówkaAustralian bird
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Chicago
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