scrub-bird

Definitions of scrub-bird
  1. noun
    small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
    synonyms: scrub bird, scrubbird
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    type of:
    passeriform bird, passerine
    perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
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