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nunbird
nun·bird [ nún bùrd ] (plural nun·birds)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect-eating bird: a slow-moving bird with dark feathers that eats flying insects. Family Galbulidae.
[Because its white feathers resemble a nun's habit]
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