What does "triller" mean?

A small passerine bird of the genus Lalage belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae, so called because of the loud trilling calls of the male birds.

What is a synonym for "triller"?

Common synonyms include: roll, warble, warble, anthem, babble, ballad.

Triller

noun

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Noun

1
A small passerine bird of the genus Lalage belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae, so called because of the loud trilling calls of the male birds.
2
One who or that which trills.
3
A musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes.
"When the left hand is the triller, it might seem more difficult to stabilize with the right, which is mostly off the flute."

Synonyms

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roll warble warble anthem babble ballad

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"When the left hand is the triller, it might seem more difficult to stabilize with the right, which is mostly off the flute."

Etymology

From trill + -er.

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