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dollarbird

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dollarbird

Etymology

From dollar +‎ bird. Named so because its white spots of wings resemble silver dollar coins.^[1]

Noun

dollarbird (plural dollarbirds)

Eurystomus orientalis, a bird of the roller family, with distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings.

Translations

Translations

Japanese: 仏法僧 (ja) (buppōsō)

References

^ Birdlife Australia‎^[1], (Can we date this quote?)

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