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wattlebird
wattlebird [ wótt'l burd ] (plural wattlebirds)


noun 
Definition:
 
Australian bird with cheek wattles: a slender-bodied grey-brown or olive-brown bird with a long beak, a brush-tipped tongue for lapping nectar, and wattles on the cheeks. Native to: Australia.  Genus Anthochaera.
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