apostle bird

noun

Australia
: a bird that goes about in small flocks:
a
: babbler
especially : gray-crowned babbler
b
: a loud-voiced gray crowlike bird (Struthidea cinerea) with brown wings and black legs and bill

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“Apostle bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apostle%20bird. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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