fig-bird

fig-bird
noun
greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
Hypernyms: ↑Old World oriole, ↑oriole
Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecotheres, ↑genus Sphecotheres

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: any of several largely greenish yellow Australian orioles (genus Sphecotheres) that feed chiefly on figs and other fruits

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figˈ-bird noun
Any Australian oriole (genus Sphecotheres) feeding on figs, etc
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