noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small Australian songbird, Pyrrholaemus brunneus, with a red central part of the throat.
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of red-throat. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound red + throat

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