whipbird
British
/ ˈwɪpˌbɜːd /
noun
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any of several birds of the genus Psophodes , esp P. olivaceus ( eastern whipbird ) and P. nigrogularis ( black-throated whipbird ), having a whistle ending in a whipcrack note
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any of various other birds, such as Pachycephala pectoralis and P. rufiventris ( mock whipbird )
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