Miscellaneous birds
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allerednic /ˌӕlәˈrɛdnɪk/
noun (plural allerednics)
a black cockatoo that flies backwards.
Semordnilap: cinderella
[a reversal of Hoptanglish cinderella.]
anthrobin /ˈӕnθrәˌbɪn/
noun (plural anthrobins)
a bird who studies humans.
[a blend of anthropology + robin.]
arrhea /ˈɑːrɪә/
noun (plural arrheas)
a pirate rhea that steals the eggs of moas.
[a blend of arrr!, the sound a pirate makes + rhea.]
artana /ɑːˈtӕnә/
noun (plural artanas)
a reversing duck.
[a reversal of Italian anatra ‘duck’.]
avian guardant
noun (plural avian guardants)
a tutelary titmouse.
[from avian + guardant. in reference to a coat of arms and wings on a shield.]
backpecker /ˈbӕkˌpɛkә/
noun (plural backpeckers)
a migratory bird.
[a blend of backpacker + pecker.]
ballbill /ˈbɔːlbɪl/
noun (plural ballbills)
a round bird.
baploovian /bӕˈpluːvɪәn/
noun (plural baploovians)
a white peacock.
[a danglebarman of albino + Latin pavo ‘peacock’.]
beaked bane
noun (plural beaked banes)
an evil bird.
Synonym: egregregret, evilavian
beaklabret /ˈbiːklәˌbrɛt/
noun (plural beaklabrets)
a punk bird.
birdbirthless /ˈbәːdˌbәːθlәs/
noun (plural birdbirthlesses)
the chicken that came before the egg.
[a tiakler of Hoptanglish birdbirth + Hoptanglish birthless.]
bobnix /ˈbɒbnɪks/
noun (plural bobnixen)
a bird that keeps its head still even if the rest of its body is moving.
boltsquab /ˈbɒltskwɒb/
noun (plural boltsquabs)
any bird that is shot from a bow, cannon, etc. due to it being unfledged.
boomhoot /ˈbuːmhuːt/
noun (plural boomhoots)
an owl with a megaphone.
bord /bɔːd/
noun (plural bords)
a fat bird.
[a blend of bird + rotund.]
burgalarfa /ˈbәːɡәˌlɑːfә/
noun (plural burgalarfas)
a cackletoo or other galarfa who has died with a beakybeam on its face and now works up in the air as a whinnipend.
[a blend of Hoptanglish limburgalaughy + Hoptanglish galarfa.]
burglebird /ˈbәːɡәlˌbәːd/
noun (plural burglebirds)
a thieving magpie.
Semordnilap: dribelgrub
candyflap /ˈkӕndiˌflap/
noun (plural candyflaps)
1. a chocolate chicken.
2. a letterbox for communchications.
catapoultry /ˈkӕtәˌpɒltri/
plural noun
projectile fowls.
- catapoultrian /ˌkӕtәˈpɒltrɪәn/ adjective
[a blend of catapult + poultry.]
chickaffen /ˈtʃɪkәfәn/
noun (plural chickaffens)
a chicken that has been raised on coffee beans.
[a blend of chicken + caffeine.]
chicklayer /ˈtʃɪkˌleɪә/
noun (plural chicklayers)
a bird that gives birth to live young.
Synonym: vivipavian
chirpshot /ˈtʃәːpʃɒt/
noun (plural chirpshots)
a sitting duck.
chocolatoo /ˌtʃɒkәlәˈtuː/
noun (plural chocolatoos)
a cockatoo with a sweet beak.
[a blend of chocolate + cockatoo.]
chop-chick /tʃɒp ˈtʃɪk/
noun (plural chop-chicks)
a young icken.
coconauk /ˈkәʊkәˌnɔːk/
noun (plural coconauks)
any bird that lays very large eggs.
- coconaukular /ˌkәʊkәˈnɔːkjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of coconut + auk.]
daydo /ˈdeɪdәʊ/
noun (plural daydos)
a lapsed night owl.
- daydoic /deɪˈdәʊɪk/ adjective
- daydoicly adverb
[a blend of day + dodo.]
dictajaven /ˈdɪktәˌʤeɪvәn/
noun (plural dictajavens)
a bird that crows proclamations on behalf of a parliament of owls.
[from dicta + Hoptanglish javen.]
doubledown /ˈdʌbәlˌdaʊn/
noun (plural doubledowns)
a twin bird.
- doubledownig /ˈdʌbәlˌdaʊnɪɡ/ adjective
doubleduck /ˈdʌbәlˌdʌk/
noun (plural doubleducks)
a twin duck.
Synonym: twuck
- doubleduckular /ˌdʌbәlˈdʌkjʊlә/ adjective
downie /ˈdaʊni/
noun (plural downies)
a chick.
Synonym: gualf, birdlet, chatterling
[from down + -ie.]
drowdrib /ˈdraʊdrɪb/
noun (plural drowdribs)
a backwards bird that uses backwards words.
Semordnilap: birdword
[from Hoptanglish drow + Hoptanglish drib.]
drupeltiwpal /ˈdruːpәlˌtjuːpәl/
noun (plural drupeltiwpals)
a young bird that eats fruit; a fruitavian chick.
[from drupel + Hoptanglish tiwpal.]
duckduck /ˈdʌkdʌk/
noun (plural duckducks)
an unusually typical duck.
- duckduckial /dukˈdukɪәl/ adjective
- duckduckially adverb
dusterooster /ˈdʌstәˌruːstә/
noun (plural dusteroosters)
any bird whose plumes are used to make feather dusters.
- dusteroosterish /ˈdʌstәˌruːstәrɪʃ/ adjective
- dusteroosterishly adverb
[an elboword of duster + rooster.]
dwindledown /ˈdwɪndәlˌdaʊn/
noun (plural dwindledowns)
a receding bird.
eggbeater
noun (plural eggbeaters)
an unhatched palm cockatoo.
Proxynonym: parrotiddle
egregregret /ˌiːɡriːˈɡriːɡrәt/
noun (plural egregregrets)
a bad bird.
Synonym: evilavian, beaked bane
[a blend of egregious + egret.]
elcricer /ˈɛlˌkrʌɪsә/
noun (plural elcricers)
a patient vulture.
Semordnilap: recircle
[a reversal of Hoptanglish recircle.]
elia /ˈɛlɪә/
noun (plural elias)
a migrating bird.
[a reversal of French aile ‘wing’.]
eromreven /ɪˈrɒmrәˌvɛn/
noun (plural eromrevens)
a prophetic bird.
- eromrevenic /ɪˌrɒmrәˈvɛnɪk/ adjective
- eromrevenicly adverb
[derivation uncertain; perhaps a blend of eromancy, divination by air (such as augury) + obsolete reven ‘raven’. or a reversal of nevermore.]
evilavian /ˌiːvәˈleɪvɪәn/
noun (plural evilavians)
a bad bird.
Synonym: egregregret, beaked bane
- evilavianic /ˌiːvәˌleɪvɪˈӕnɪk/ adjective
- evilavianicly adverb
expelligon /ɛkˈspɛliˌɡɒn/
noun (plural expelligons)
a pelican who is kindousted from the fold for refusing to take pelicanessence seriously.
[a blend of expel + pelican + gone.]
fatterblue /ˈfӕtәˌbluː/
noun (plural fatterblues)
an obese peacock.
Trilbud: ulbretta
featherstone /ˈfɛðәˌstәʊn/
noun (plural featherstones)
a dead bird.
Proxynonym: featherdust
festercluck /ˈfɛstәˌklʌk/
noun (plural festerclucks)
a decrepit chicken.
fistfinch /ˈfɪstfɪntʃ/
noun (plural fistfinches)
an aggressive bird.
flapper /ˈflӕpә/
noun (plural flappers)
a bird.
[a nuisance of flapper.]
flyaway /ˈflʌɪәˌweɪ/
noun (plural flyaways)
a stray bird.
freefowl /ˈfriːfәʊl/
noun (plural freefowls)
a goose let loose.
fruitavian /fruːˈteɪvɪәn/
noun (plural fruitavians)
a bird that eats fruit.
[a blend of fruitarian + avian.]
fryfly /ˈfrʌɪflʌɪ/
noun (plural fryflies)
a fried chicken that hatches from a fried egg.
galarfa /ɡәˈlɑːfә/
noun (plural galarfas)
a bird given to laughter.
[a blend of galah + laugher.]
ghoost /ɡuːst/
noun (plural ghoosts)
a dead goose.
- ghoostly /ˈɡuːstli/ adjective
[a blend of ghost + ɡoose.]
gizlet /ˈɡɪzlәt/
noun (plural gizlets)
a tiny gosling.
Semordnilap: telzig
- gizletish /ˈɡɪzlәtɪʃ/ adjective
- gizletishly adverb
[a variant of gosling.]
glosstrich /ˈɡlɒstrɪtʃ/
noun (plural glosstriches)
a talking ostrich.
[a blend of gloss + ostrich.]
goise /ɡɔɪs/
noun (plural goises)
a twisted goose.
[a variant of goose.]
gooth 1 /ɡuːθ/
noun (plural geeth /ɡiːθ/)
a goose with a lisp.
- goothal /ˈɡuːθәl/ adjective
- goothally adverb
[an animiminym from a gooth’s pronunciation of goose.]
gorze /ɡɔːz/
noun (plural gorzes)
a big, fat goose.
Semordnilap: ezrog
[a variant of goose.]
grandparrot /ˈɡrӕndˌpӕrәt/
noun (plural grandparrots)
a grandparent of a parrot.
[a blend of grandparent + parrot.]
guardbird /ˈɡɑːdbәːd/
noun (plural guardbirds)
a guarding bird.
guidebird /ˈɡʌɪdbәːd/
noun (plural guidebirds)
a guiding bird.
guird /ɡәːd/
noun (plural guirds)
a bird used as a guard, such as a swentry or an avian guardant.
[a blend of guard + bird.]
gullock /ˈɡʌlәk/
noun (plural gullocks)
a castrated gull.
[a blend of gull + bullock.]
harangeron /hәˈrӕŋәˌrɒn/
noun (plural harangerons)
a talking heron.
[a blend of harangue + heron.]
hardhooter /ˈhɑːdˌhuːtә/
noun (plural hardhooters)
an owl wearing a helmet.
heddlecoddle /ˈhɛdәlˌkɒdәl/
noun (plural heddlecoddles)
any bird which builds weldernests.
Compare: battendownie(1.)
hobrobin /ˈhɒbˌrɒbәn/
noun (plural hobrobins)
a cheeky chirper.
Trilbud: iborbo
[a blend of hobgoblin + robin.]
honknailer /ˈhɒŋkˌneɪlә/
noun (plural honknailers)
1. a hammer-wielding goose.
2. an impatient crucifier.
hopstrich /ˈhɒpstrɪtʃ/
noun (plural hopstriches)
a one-legged ostrich.
- hopstrichian /hɒpˈstrɪtʃɪәn/ adjective
[a blend of hop + ostrich.]
hotrobin /ˈhɒtˌrɒbәn/
noun (plural hotrobins)
a burning bird.
Synonym: liteider
hunchirpshot /ˈhʌntʃәːpˌʃɒt/
noun (plural hunchirpshots)
a sitting duck with bad posture.
[a tiakler of hunch + Hoptanglish chirpshot.]
ibexpecker /ˈʌɪbɛksˌpɛkә/
noun (plural ibexpeckers)
a stray oxpecker.
iborbo /ʌɪˈbɔːbәʊ/
noun (plural iborbos)
a pert chick.
[a trilbud of Hoptanglish hobrobin.]
icken /ˈɪkәn/
noun (plural ickens)
a chicken with its head cut off.
[a nosetrim of chicken.]
jaypop /ˈʤeɪpɒp/
noun (plural jaypops)
a parrot that can talk backwards.
Proxynonym: orajap
[a variant of popinjay ‘parrot’.]
jellyjay /ˈʤɛliˌʤeɪ/
noun (plural jellyjays)
a nervous bird.
- jellyjaylike /ˈʤɛliˌʤeɪlʌɪk/ adjective
- jellyjaylikely adverb
jesterooster /ˈʤɛstәˌruːstә/
noun (plural jesteroosters)
1. a rooster who wears a fool’s cap to enhance its comb.
2. someone with a short gaglag.
[an elboword of jester + rooster.]
jetkisser /ˈʤɛtˌkɪsә/
noun (plural jetkissers)
a bird that gets too close to an aeroplane.
lapkin /ˈlӕpkɪn/
noun (plural lapkins)
1. an ascetic parrot who rejects its own kind for the solemn company of pigeons.
2. a traitor.
Synonym: safdool
- lapkinny /ˈlӕpˌkɪni/ adjective (comparative lapkinnier; superlative lapkinniest)
[a contraction of Hoptanglish larriparrokin; the word originally denoted a reformed larriparrokin, but later came to be used more generally.]
larriparrokin /ˌlӕrɪˈpӕrәˌkɪn/
noun (plural larriparrokins)
a boisterous, uncouth parrot.
- larriparrokinetic /ˌlӕrɪˌpӕrәkɪˈnɛtɪk/ adjective
- larriparrokineticly adverb
[a blend of larrikin + parrot.]
leagull /ˈliːɡʌl/
noun (plural leagulls)
a seagull who’s moved inland.
[a blend of lea ‘meadow’ + seagull.]
liteider /lɪˈtʌɪdә/
noun (plural liteiders)
a burning bird.
Synonym: hotrobin
[from lit + eider.]
logovoravian /ˌlәʊɡәvәˈreɪvɪәn/
noun (plural logovoravians)
any word-eating bird.
[a blend of Hoptanglish logovore + avian.]
longoose /ˈlɒŋɡuːs/
noun (plural longooses)
1. a goose with a long neck.
2. a prying prophet.
[an elboword of long + goose.]
loracle /ˈlɒrәkәl/
noun (plural loracles)
a talking parrot that can tell the future.
- loracular /lɒˈrӕkjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of lory + oracle.]
miaowl /mɪˈaʊl/
noun (plural miaowls)
an owl and a pussycat.
[a tiakler of miaow + owl.]
mudflap 1 /ˈmʌdflӕp/
noun (plural mudflaps)
a bird that lives underground, such as an earthquack or a quartzal.
Synonym: dungadung
Semordnilap: palfdum
[a nuisance of mudflap.]
murkyfalconet /ˌmәːkiˌfӕlkәˈnɛt/
Also: /mәˈkʌɪfәlˌkɒnәt/
noun (plural murkyfalconets)
1. a shady bird of prey.
2. an invisible drone.
nairvalap /ˈnɛːvәˌlӕp/
noun (plural nairvalaps)
a silent bird.
Semordnilap: palavrian
[a reversal of Hoptanglish palavrian.]
naivavian /ˌnʌɪiːˈveɪvɪәn/
noun (plural naivavians)
1. a bird who has fledged without knowledge.
2. a student who has graduated without learning.
adjective (plural naivavians)
3. pertaining to or characteristic of naivavians.
[a blend of naïve + avian.]
OEO
noun (plural OEOs)
an overeducated owl.
olga /ɒlɡә/
noun (plural olgas)
a pet penguin.
[a trilbud of Hoptanglish eagloo.]
ollygark /ˈɒliˌɡɑːk/
noun (plural ollygarks)
any large, friendly bird.
- ollygarky /ˈɒliˌɡɑːki/ adjective
[a silesim.]
oozelgoose /ˈuːzәlˌɡuːs/
noun (plural eezelgeese)
a goose that ties its neck in knots.
Semordnilap: esooglezoo
[from Russian узел úzel ‘knot’ + goose.]
operaganda /ˌɒprәˈɡӕndә/
noun (plural operagandas)
a melodramatic goose who blows his own trumpet.
- operagandaneous /ˌɒprәɡӕnˈdeɪnɪәs/ adjective
- operagandaneously adverb
[from opera + gander.]
orajap /ˈәʊrәˌʤӕp/
noun (plural orajaps)
a bird that talks backwards.
Proxynonym: jaypop
[a reversal of Spanish pájaro ‘bird’.]
owlfriend /ˈәʊlfrɛnd/
noun (plural owlfriends)
an owl who is a friend.
palavrian /pӕˈlӕvrɪәn/
noun (plural palavrians)
a talking bird, such as a harangeron or a glosstrich.
Synonym: speakerbeaker
Semordnilap: nairvalap
Trilbud: airvala
[a blend of Portuguese palavra ‘word’ + avian.]
parolora /ˌpӕrәˈlɔːrә/
noun (plural paroloras)
a talking parrot.
[a blend of Italian parola ‘word’ + Spanish lora ‘parrot’.]
parrotiddle /ˈpӕrәˌtɪdәl/
noun (plural parrotiddles)
a young palm cockatoo.
Proxynonym: eggbeater
[a blend of parrot + tiddle ‘pamper’ + paradiddle.]
pastelcrake /ˈpӕstәlˌkreɪk/
noun (plural pastelcrakes)
an unheard bird.
[from pastel + crake.]
patrolpetrel /pәˈtrәʊlpәˌtrɛl/
noun (plural patrolpetrels)
a petrel employed as a coastguard.
pedalfeather /ˈpɛdәlˌfɛðә/
noun (plural pedalfeathers)
a bellbird mistaken for a cyclist.
- pedalfeatherous /ˌpɛdәlˈfɛðәrәs/ adjective
pegtalon /ˈpɛɡtәˌlɒn/
noun (plural pegtalons)
a bird trained to perch on a clothes line and grip a garment until it dries.
peliqueen /ˈpɛlɪˌkwiːn/
noun (plural peliqueens)
an avian matriarch.
[a blend of pelican + queen.]
peristocrat /pәˈrɪstәˌkrӕt/
noun (plural peristocrats)
an upper class pigeon.
[a blend of peristeronic ‘pertaining to pigeons’ + aristocrat.]
perriparro /ˈpɛriˌpӕrәʊ/
noun (plural perriparros)
a dead parrot.
[a blend of perish + parrot.]
pinjapoy /ˈpɪnʤәˌpɔɪ/
noun (plural pinjapoys)
an anagrammatizing parrot.
[an anagram of popinjay ‘parrot’.]
playbill /ˈpleɪbɪl/
noun (plural playbills)
a playful bird, mischievous anatosaurus, etc.
polypop 1 /ˈpɒliˌpɒp/
noun (plural polypops)
a sweet-talking parrot.
Semordnilap: popylop
- polypopular /ˌpɒliˈpɒpjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of Poly + lollipop.]
popylop /ˈpɒpәˌlɒp/
noun (plural popylops)
a parrot that hangs upside down and talks in clicks.
Semordnilap: polypop
- popylopical /ˌpɒpәˈlɒpɪkәl/ adjective
[a blend of pop + popinjay + North America lop ‘hang loose’.]
primeagle /prʌɪˈmiːɡәl/
noun (plural primeagles)
an early bird.
[a blend of primeval + eagle.]
prollyboss /ˈprɒliˌbɒs/
noun (plural prollybosses)
a creature with more than one nose.
- prollybossular /ˌprɒliˈbɒsjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of poly- + proboscis.]
pudgeon /ˈpʌʤәn/
noun (plural pudgeons)
a large-chested pigeon.
- pudgeonous /ˈpʌʤәnәs/ adjective
[a blend of English slang pudge ‘a person’s body fat’ + pigeon.]
quackpot /ˈkwӕkpɒt/
noun (plural quackpots)
a dippy duck.
- quackpotty /ˈkwӕkˌpɒti/ adjective (comparative quackpottier; superlative quackpottiest)
[a blend of quack + crackpot.]
quacrylic /kwӕˈkrɪlɪk/
noun (plural quacrylics)
a duck who likes to paint.
[a blend of quack + acrylic.]
queenfisher /ˈkwiːnˌfɪʃә/
noun (plural queenfishers)
a female kingfisher.
- queenfisherish /ˈkwiːnˌfɪʃәrɪʃ/ adjective (comparative queenfisherisher; superlative queenfisherisheth)
[a blend of queen + kingfisher.]
righerne /rʌɪˈәːn/
noun (plural righernes)
a bird of prey numbed by a cold ocean wind.
[from Hoptanglish righ + erne ‘sea eagle’.]
rockduck /ˈrɒkdʌk/
noun (plural rockducks)
a duck pretending to be a rock.
rotcod /ˈrɒtkɒd/
noun (plural rotcods)
1. a duck with bad breath.
2. someone who makes fishy claims.
[derivation uncertain; perhaps from rot + cod. or a reversal of doctor, in the sense ‘quack’.]
rubatobeak /rʊˈbɑːtәʊˌbiːk/
noun (plural rubatobeaks)
a nonconformist woodpecker.
[from rubato ‘disregard for strict tempo’ + beak.]
rusella /ruːˈzɛlә/
noun (plural rusellas)
a tricky bird.
Proxynonym: chicanary
[a blend of ruse + rosella.]
RWNH
noun (plural RWNHs)
a right-winged nuthatch.
saxophagus /sӕkˈsɒfәɡәs/
noun (plural saxophagi)
a swan, flamingo, etc. used as a wind instrument.
- saxophagusine /sӕkˈsɒfәɡәsʌɪn/ adjective
[a blend of saxophone + oesophagus.]
sayjay /ˈseɪʤeɪ/
noun (plural sayjays)
a talking crow.
scoldcrake /ˈskɒldkreɪk/
noun (plural scoldcrakes)
a railing rail.
sesquipedavian /ˌsɛskwɪpәˈdeɪvɪәn/
noun (plural sesquipedavians)
any bird who knows long words.
Compare: wordbird
[a blend of sesquipedalian + avian.]
shoelacebill /ˈʃuːleɪsˌbɪl/
noun (plural shoelacebills)
a spaghettified shoebill.
- shoelacebillian /ˈʃuːleɪsˌbɪlɪәn/ adjective
- shoelacebillianly adverb
[a blend of shoelace + shoebill.]
sighwren /ˈsʌɪrɛn/
noun (plural sighwrens)
a blurred bird.
slendermerle /ˈslɛndәˌmәːl/
noun (plural slendermerles)
a rye-deprived blackbird kept as a contrast to a fattened goose.
[from slender + Scottish merle ‘blackbird’.]
snapteryx /ˈsnӕptәˌrɪks/
noun (plural snapteryxen)
a bird that can click its wing tips.
- snapteryxian /ˌsnӕptәˈrɪksɪәn/ adjective
[a blend of snap + Ancient Greek πτερόν pteron ‘wing’.]
soreko /sɔːˈrɛkәʊ/
noun (plural sorekos)
an ugly chuckling.
[a trilbud of Hoptanglish jokerose.]
soup chicken
noun (plural soup chickens)
a chicken destined for soup.
speakerbeaker /ˈspiːkәˌbiːkә/
noun (plural speakerbeakers)
a talking bird, such as a sayjay or a loracle.
Synonym: palavrian
spherrow /ˈsfɛrәʊ/
noun (plural spherrows)
an obese sparrow.
- spherrowic /sfɛˈrәʊɪk/ adjective
- spherrowicly adverb
[a blend of spherical + sparrow.]
sportugeese /ˌspɔːtjʊˈɡiːs/
plural noun
game birds.
[a varcom of sport + geese.]
starchpuff /ˈstɑːtʃpʌf/
informal, derogatory
noun (plural starchpuffs)
a puritanical pigeon.
Usage: For a long time this word has been wielded by larriparrokins, the traditional antagonists of pigeons, but pigeons often consider it more offensive if used by birds of a more respectable standing whose opinions actually matter to pigeons.
- starchpuffy /ˈstɑːtʃˌpʌfi/ adjective
step-parrot
noun (plural step-parrots)
a step-parent of a parrot.
strabizaquil /strӕˈbɪzәˌkwɪl/
noun (plural strabizaquils)
an eagle with a squint.
[from Ancient Greek στρᾰβῐ́ζω strabízō ‘to squint’ + Latin aquila ‘eagle’.]
strapcluck /ˈstrӕpklʌk/
noun (plural strapclucks)
a hen used as a beast of burden.
swentry /ˈswɛntri/
noun (plural swentries)
a surveiling swan.
[a blend of swan + sentry.]
tablespoonbill /ˈteɪbәlˌspuːnbɪl/
noun (plural tablespoonbills)
an adult spoonbill.
- tablespoonbillian /ˈteɪbәlspuːnˌbɪlɪәn/ adjective
[a tiakler of tablespoon + spoonbill.]
tarritory /ˈtӕriˌtɔːri/
noun (plural tarritories)
1. a bird who just doesn’t feel like migrating.
2. someone who spends their vacation at home.
[a blend of tarry + Japanese tori ‘bird’.]
teagull /ˈtiːɡʌl/
noun (plural teagulls)
a seagull that has found it easier to stop chasing fish in the ocean and instead just hang around picnicking humans.
[a blend of tea + seagull.]
ternaquare /ˈtәːnәˌkwɛː/
noun (plural ternaquares)
1. a tuned-in tern.
2. someone who understands human behaviour.
[from tern + Hoptanglish aquare.]
thitherfeather /ˈðɪðәˌfɛðә/
noun (plural thitherfeathers)
an escaped bird.
tilldrub /ˈtɪldrʌb/
noun (plural tilldrubs)
a pelican mistaken for a woodpecker.
townspenguin /ˈtaʊnzˌpɛŋɡwәn/
noun (plural townspenguins)
a penguin living in a town.
[from towns- + penguin.]
treejay /ˈtriːʤeɪ/
noun (plural treejays)
a jay in a tree.
Hoptanglish proxophone: deejay
truebird /ˈtruːbәːd/
noun (plural truebirds)
a bird who always chirps the truth.
turnithorn /ˈtәːnɪˌθɔːn/
noun (plural turnithorns)
any bird with a girpter, such as a pelicopter or a woodterner.
Proxynonym: rozo
[from turning + ornitho-.]
twuck /twʌk/
noun (plural twucks)
a twin duck.
Synonym: doubleduck
- twuckular /ˈtwʌkjʊlә/ adjective
[a contraction of twin duck.]
ulbretta /ʌlˈbrɛtә/
noun (plural ulbrettas)
a scrawny macaw.
[a trilbud of Hoptanglish fatterblue.]
upperdapperflipper /ˈʌpәˌdӕpәˌflɪpә/
noun (plural upperdapperflippers)
a high-status penguin.
[from upper + Hoptanglish dapperflipper.]
vivipavian /ˌvɪvәˈpeɪvɪәn/
noun (plural vivipavians)
a bird that gives birth to live young.
Synonym: chicklayer
- vivipavianic /ˌvɪvәˌpeɪvɪˈӕnɪk/ adjective
[a blend of viviparous + avian.]
wattlechain /ˈwɒtleˌtʃeɪn/
noun (plural wattlechains)
a steampunk rooster.
weeding bird
noun (plural weeding birds)
any bird that acquires prey by digging its beak into the ground, such as a magpie or a spadebeak.
weedpecker /ˈwiːdˌpɛkә/
noun (plural weedpeckers)
any bird that forages for insects, worms, etc. in grass.
wether /ˈwɛðә/
noun (plural wethers)
any aquatic bird, such as an octavian or a willie-whaletail.
- wetherine /ˈwɛðәrʌɪn/ adjective
[a blend of wet + feather.]
whippoorwont /ˈwɪpәˌwәʊnt/
noun (plural whippoorwonts)
an obstinate whippoorwill.
[a blend of whippoorwill + won’t.]
wingleader /ˈwɪŋˌliːdә/
noun (plural wingleaders)
1. the leader of a flock of birds.
2. a marshal or general of an air force.
wirewing /ˈwʌɪәwɪŋ/
noun (plural wirewings)
a bird in the form of a puppet.
- wirewinged /ˈwʌɪәwɪŋd/ adjective
wordbird /ˈwәːdbәːd/
mass noun
any bird with a large vocabulary.
Compare: sesquipedavian
- wordbirdular /ˈwәːdˌbәːdjʊlә/ adjective
yesterooster /ˈjɛstәˌruːstә/
noun (plural yesteroosters)
a rooster of history.
[from yester- + rooster.]
yonderponder /ˈjɒndәˌpɒndә/
noun (plural yonderponders)
a remote mopoke.
zubergoose /ˈzuːbәˌɡuːs/
noun (plural zubergeese)
a particularly impressive goose.
[from Hoptanglish zuber + goose.]