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whipbird

/ ˈwɪpˌbɜːd /

noun

  1. any of several birds of the genus Psophodes , esp P. olivaceus ( eastern whipbird ) and P. nigrogularis ( black-throated whipbird ), having a whistle ending in a whipcrack note
  2. any of various other birds, such as Pachycephala pectoralis and P. rufiventris ( mock whipbird )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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