definitions

scrub-bird

[ skruhb-burd ]
/ ˈskrʌbˌbɜrd /

noun

either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Atrichornis, related to the lyrebirds, having a loud voice and reduced powers of flight: A. clamosus is endangered.

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Nearby words

scrub round, scrub suit, scrub turkey, scrub typhus, scrub up, scrub-bird, scrub-up, scrubbed, scrubber, scrubboard, scrubby

Origin of scrub-bird

First recorded in 1865–70; scrub2 + bird
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