Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Australian bird, Psophodes crepitans, of somewhat uncertain affinities: more commonly called
coach-whip bird . The name alludes to the peculiar note.
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Examples
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"I wonder when I will hear a whip-bird call again..." and suddenly I feel that I have somehow missed some things.
Tomorrow...and onwards Lee Lee 2008
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"I wonder when I will hear a whip-bird call again..." and suddenly I feel that I have somehow missed some things.
Archive 2008-01-01 Lee Lee 2008
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