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friarbird

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fri⋅ar⋅bird

  [frahy-er-burd]
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–noun
any of various Australasian honeyeaters, esp. of the genus Philemon.
Also called leatherhead.

Origin:
1840–50; friar + bird; so called from its tonsured head
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fri·ar·bird   (frī'ər-bûrd')   
n.  Any of various honeyeaters of the genera Philemon and Melitograis of Australia and adjacent regions, having a partly naked, featherless head. Also called leatherhead.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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