Friarbird

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfɹʌɪəbəːd/

Alternative forms

• friar bird

Origin

From friar + bird.

Full definition of friarbird

Noun

1. Any of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.
• 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 186:The friar birds drove their beaks into the sweet white flesh of Bacchus Marsh apples.

Synonyms

• leatherhead

Derived terms

• See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friarbird#Species.