wattlebird

Valid in Scrabble

Definition of wattlebird

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

“In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for sale in the markets with Bronzewing Pigeons and Wattlebirds, where it is known by the name of Ground-Dove, an appellation which has doubtless been given both from its habit of running and feeding upon the ground like the Pigeons […]”
“Outside in the evening a wattlebird wrenches pieces from the brush tree at the end of the veranda.”

See all 2 definitions

noun

Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

“In Hobart Town it is frequently exposed for sale in the markets with Bronzewing Pigeons and Wattlebirds, where it is known by the name of Ground-Dove, an appellation which has doubtless been given both from its habit of running and feeding upon the ground like the Pigeons […]”
“Outside in the evening a wattlebird wrenches pieces from the brush tree at the end of the veranda.”
Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From wattle + bird.

200+ playable · top: WRITABLE (13 pts)

5 words

33 words

78 words

83 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to wattlebird to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes wattlebird, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists