scrubbird

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noun

A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.

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scrub-birdscrub bird
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Meanings

nounscrubbird (plural scrubbirds)

plural scrubbirds · alternative scrub bird

  1. A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub

Similar
scrub-birdscrub bird
Broader
passerinepasseriform bird
Also see
scrub bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From scrub + bird.

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APA

scrubbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubbird

MLA

“scrubbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubbird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrubbird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrubbird.

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