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bristlebird

bris·tle·bird [ bríss'l bùrd ] (plural bris·tle·birds)


noun 
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endangered Australian bird: a small brown and reddish brown bird that lives in coastal scrub, belonging to three species, two of which are endangered. Native to: Australia.  Genus Dasyornis.

[Early 19th century. < the bristles on its face]
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