Umbrellabird

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large tropical cotinga found in the forests of South America, with black plumage, a radiating crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella, and typically long wattles.

Etymology

From umbrella + bird.

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