storm-bird en · NOUN
Meanings
- The storm petrel.
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(Australia) The channel-billed cuckoo.
That noise, that awful clamour of uncouthness inexpressible, is the love-call of the storm bird!
1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| storm-birds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |