Words that rhyme with wattlebird

  • bellbird
    n 1: any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
  • bird
    n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: bird, fowl] 3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] 5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: bird, birdwatch]
  • blackbird
    n 1: any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black [syn: New World blackbird, blackbird] 2: common black European thrush [syn: blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula]
  • bluebird
    n 1: fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies [syn: fairy bluebird, bluebird] 2: blue North American songbird
  • bowerbird
    n 1: any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females [syn: bowerbird, catbird]
  • burred
    adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
  • catbird
    n 1: any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females [syn: bowerbird, catbird] 2: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing [syn: catbird, grey catbird, gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis]
  • cowbird
    n 1: North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
  • firebird
    n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird, firebird] 2: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: Baltimore oriole, Baltimore bird, hangbird, firebird, Icterus galbula galbula] 3: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage [syn: vermillion flycatcher, firebird, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus]
  • hummingbird
    n 1: tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
  • jailbird
    n 1: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly [syn: jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird]
  • jaybird
    n 1: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast [syn: blue jay, jaybird, Cyanocitta cristata]
  • kingbird
    n 1: large American flycatcher [syn: kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus]
  • ladybird
    n 1: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle]
  • lyrebird
    n 1: Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
  • mockingbird
    n 1: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn: mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos]
  • ovenbird
    n 1: American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground [syn: ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus] 2: small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
  • seabird
    n 1: a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. [syn: seabird, sea bird, seafowl]
  • shorebird
    n 1: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries [syn: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird]
  • snowbird
    n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris] 2: white Arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis] 3: small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: junco, snowbird]
  • songbird
    n 1: any bird having a musical call [syn: songbird, songster]
  • thunderbird
    n 1: (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
  • weaverbird
    n 1: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch]
  • whirlybird
    n 1: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades [syn: helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater]
  • yardbird
    n 1: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks [syn: yard bird, yardbird] 2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird]
  • byrd
    n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: Byrd, William Byrd] 2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd]
  • gaolbird
    n 1: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly [syn: jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird]
  • nightbird
    n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night owl, nighthawk, nightbird]
  • rainbird
  • sunbird