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Meaning of BELLBIRD

Pronunciation:  'bel`burd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
 
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 See Also: chatterer, cotinga, genus Procnias, Procnias

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bell"bird`\, n. [So called from their notes.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A South American bird of the genus {Casmarhincos}, and
    family {Cotingid[ae]}, of several species; the campanero.
(b) The {Myzantha melanophrys} of Australia.
 
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