noisy miner
noisy miner noun: a grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
Noun
noisy miner (plural noisy miners)
- A grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
- By keeping small birds out of huge areas and fatally degrading their habitat, the noisy miner has had a devastating effect on dry woodlands and the birds that ought to live in them.2016 December, Nigel Andrew, “Beware the Cassowary”, in Literary Review
- Synonyms:
- native miner, noisy myna, native myna
Synonyms of noisy miner
- native miner
- noisy myna
- native myna
Forms of noisy miner
| plural | noisy miners |
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Origin of noisy miner
'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.
Questions about noisy miner
- What does noisy miner mean?
- Noisy miner means a grey honeyeater (Manorina melanocephala), that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
- What part of speech is noisy miner?
- Noisy miner is a noun.
- What is the plural of noisy miner?
- The plural of noisy miner is noisy miners.
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