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bell⋅bird

  [bel-burd]
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–noun
any of several birds having a loud bell-like cry, esp. Anthornis melanura, a honey eater of New Zealand, and Procnias tricarunculata (three-wattled bellbird) of Central America.
Also, bell bird.

Origin:
1795–1805; bell 1 + bird
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co⋅tin⋅ga

  [koh-ting-guh, kuh-]
–noun
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
Also called bellbird.

Origin:
1775–85; < NL < F < Tupi
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bell·bird   (běl'bûrd')   
n.  Any of various tropical American birds of the family Cotingidae, having a characteristic bell-like call.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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bellbird

any of several unrelated birds from various locations around the world that are named for their ringing voices.

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