Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: bell-bird
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas.

name

A suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

From bell + bird.

Inflected Forms

bellbirds (plural)

Phrases

bare-throated bellbird piping bellbird rufous-naped bellbird Bellbird Heights

Questions

What does bellbird mean?: Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas.
Where does bellbird come from?: From bell + bird.

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