noisy miner
English
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Etymology
[edit]'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.
Noun
[edit]noisy miner (plural noisy miners)
- A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.
- 2016 December, Nigel Andrew, “Beware the Cassowary”, in Literary Review:
- By keeping small birds out of huge areas and fatally degrading their habitat, the noisy miner has had a devastating effect on dry woodlands and the birds that ought to live in them.
Translations
[edit]Manorina melanocephala
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