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bell miner en · NOUN

Etymology

Originally "bellbird", ornithologically altered to "bell miner" due to membership of the genus Mamorina, which were called "miners" owing to the similarity in appearance of Manorina melanocephala to the Indian myna.

Meanings

1. A bellbird, a honeyeater of species Manorina melanophrys, endemic to southeastern Australia.
   • One species, the bell miner, is so keen on lerp and so protective of its sources that it fights off all other birds, including the small insectivorous ones that would eat the psyllids. 2016 December, Nigel Andrew, “Beware the Cassowary”, in Literary Review:

Forms

Translations (7)

cmn 鐘礦鳥 /钟矿鸟 (Manorina melanophrys) · it Uccello campanello australiano (Manorina melanophrys) · cmn 礦吸蜜鳥 /矿吸蜜鸟 (Manorina melanophrys) · wyi bil bil (Manorina melanophrys) · wyi trin-warreen (Manorina melanophrys) · ja スズミツスイ (Manorina melanophrys) · ja 鈴蜜吸 (Manorina melanophrys)