go-away bird

noun

1. a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides See also lourie

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-away bird¹

C19: imitative of its call

Example Sentences

Masks prevent her from lip reading, so I removed mine and we sat in her garden, where Donaldson poured coffee into mugs decorated with art from The Go-Away Bird.

From The Guardian

Dik diks — miniature antelope found in eastern and southern Africa — will stop grazing, look around and run for cover when they hear the alarm call of a white-bellied go-away bird.

From Washington Post