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

  • "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

  • "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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