scrubbird
9.9
A small Australian bird that runs fast and lives in thick low bushes
- noun
- Australian
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pájaro scrub
- The scrubbird quickly darted through the thick bushes, searching for insects.
Examples
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We spotted a small scrubbird flitting between the shrubs during our nature walk.
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In the Australian outback, a scrubbird can often be seen running across the dry ground.
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Finch, wren, scrubbird, lorikeet, freckledduck, galah, kookaburra, parrot, cockatoo, albatr--
Synonyms
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9.5
A small Australian bird like a wren that runs fast in low dense bushes
is the same meaning but written as a single word
Surface Forms
scrubbird singular
scrubbirds plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word scrubbird comes from the simple words scrub ('thick bushes') and bird. It was used in Australia for a small, secretive bird that lives and runs in dense scrub, so the name literally tells you it is a 'bush bird' and helps you remember where it lives.