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bristlebird

bristlebird noun: any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.

bristlebird: any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia
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Noun

bristlebird (plural bristlebirds)

  1. Any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
    • The bristlebirds have suffered from habitat loss, increased fire frequency, grazing by introduced mammals, and predation by mammalian carnivores.2002, Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, volume 11, page 57
    • A pilot captive-breeding program at the David Fleay Wildlife Park (DERM) on the Gold Coast has successfully bred Eastern Bristlebirds, with 13 birds raised over four years.2012, Lee K. Curtis, Andrew J. Dennis, Keith R. McDonald, Peter M. Kyne, Stephen J. S. Debus, editors, Queensland's Threatened Animals, page 315

bristlebird meaning in Tamil

bristlebird in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of bristlebird

pluralbristlebirds

Origin of bristlebird

From bristle + bird.

Words formed from bristlebird

  • eastern bristlebird
  • rufous bristlebird
  • western bristlebird

Questions about bristlebird

What does bristlebird mean?
Bristlebird means any of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
What is bristlebird in Tamil?
Bristlebird in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Bristlebird meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bristlebird?
Bristlebird is a noun.
What is the plural of bristlebird?
The plural of bristlebird is bristlebirds.

Words near bristlebird in the dictionary

  1. bristle worms
  2. bristle-tail
  3. bristle-tails
  4. bristlebill
  5. bristlebills
  6. bristlebird
  7. bristlebirds
  8. bristlebot
  9. bristlecone
  10. bristlecone fir
  11. bristlecone firs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bristlebird (page history and authors); bristlebird (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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