noisy miner en · NOUN
Etymology
'Miner' is a spelling variant of 'myna', a name given to this bird due to its superficial resemblance to the myna.
Meanings
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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.
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.
2016 December, Nigel Andrew, “Beware the Cassowary”, in Literary Review:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| noisy miners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
common miner · Indian myna · common mynah · common myna · Indian mynah
Synonyms
native miner · noisy myna · native myna
Translations (14)
cmn 黑額礦吸蜜鳥 /黑额矿吸蜜鸟 (Manorina melanocephala) · de Weißstirn-Schwatzvogel (Manorina melanocephala) · gue wutwut (Manorina melanocephala) · gue wurtwurt (Manorina melanocephala) · gue yikyik (Manorina melanocephala) · pl miodożer maskowy (Manorina melanocephala) · es mielero chillón (Manorina melanocephala) · cmn 黑頭礦鳥 /黑头矿鸟 (Manorina melanocephala) · cs medosavka hlučná (Manorina melanocephala) · fi sotilasmesikko (Manorina melanocephala) · it minatore chiassoso (Manorina melanocephala) · es manorina alborotadiza (Manorina melanocephala) · fr méliphage bruyant (Manorina melanocephala) · sv larmhonungsstare (Manorina melanocephala)