Earth Birds
(53)
balcon /ˈbӕlkәn/
noun (plural balcons)
a bat falcon.
- balcony adjective
[a contraction.]
boomstreak /ˈbuːmstriːk/
noun (plural boomstreaks)
a bittern.
burnerbird /ˈbәːnәˌbәːd/
noun (plural burnerbirds)
a phoenix.
bushdaw /ˈbʊʃdɔː/
noun (plural bushdaws)
a treepie.
buzzbird /ˈbʌzbәːd/
noun (plural buzzbirds)
a hummingbird.
Synonym: descefloat
buzzbuzzard /ˈbʌzˌbʌzәd/
noun (plural buzzbuzzards)
a European honey buzzard.
[from buzz, in reference to its diet of bees and wasps + buzzard.]
calbinuriumo /ˌkӕlbәˌnjuːrɪˈuːmәʊ/
noun (plural calbinuriumos)
a snowcap (hummingbird).
[a danglebarman of curium + albino. in reference to its purple and white plumage.]
canbookin /kӕnˈbuːkɪn/
noun (plural canbookins)
a meadowlark.
[derivation unknown.]
cinderella /ˌsɪndәˈrɛlә/
noun (plural cinderellas)
a black cockatoo.
Semordnilap: allerednic
[a blend of cinder + corella.]
circlist /ˈsәːklәst/
noun (plural circlists)
a vulture.
[from circle + -ist.]
cluckmaker /ˈklʌkˌmeɪkә/
noun (plural cluckmakers)
a hen.
crabsnapper /ˈkrӕbˌsnӕpә/
noun (plural crabsnappers)
a seagull.
crizella /krɪˈzɛlә/
noun (plural crizellas)
a crimson rosella.
- crizellan /krɪˈzɛlәn/ adjective
[a contraction of crimson rosella.]
curtaintail /ˈkәːtәnˌteɪl/
noun (plural curtaintails)
a peacock.
Synonym: glimfan(2.)
dapperflipper /ˈdӕpәˌflɪpә/
noun (plural dapperflippers)
a penguin.
Synonym: ovalblight
dermalavian /ˌdәːmәˈleɪvɪәn/
noun (plural dermalavians)
an oxpecker.
[from dermal ‘cutaneous’ + avian.]
descefloat /ˈdɛsәˌflәʊt/
noun (plural descefloats)
a hummingbird.
Synonym: buzzbird
[a blend of iridescent + float.]
drilljay /ˈdrɪlʤeɪ/
noun (plural drilljays)
a woodpecker.
Synonym: knocktrunk
drummingbird /ˈdrʌmɪŋˌbәːd/
noun (plural drummingbirds)
a palm cockatoo.
eucalyptocrat /ˌjuːkәˈlɪptәkrӕt/
noun (plural eucalyptocrats)
a kookaburra.
- eucalyptocratic /ˌjuːkәˌlɪptәˈkrӕtɪk/ adjective
- eucalyptocraticly adverb
[from eucalypt + -ocrat. in reference to the song “Kookaburra” by Marion Sinclair and its description of the bird as “king of the bush”.]
featherbanana /ˈfɛðәbәˌnɑːnә/
noun (plural featherbananas)
a canary.
glorylory /ˈɡlɔːriˌlɔːri/
noun (plural glorylories)
a rainbow lorikeet.
hitherfeather /ˈhɪðәˌfɛðә/
noun (plural hitherfeathers)
a homing pigeon.
humbuzz /ˈhʌmbʌz/
noun (plural humbuzzs)
a bee hummingbird.
irkworm /ˈәːkwәːm/
noun (plural irkworms)
a magpie.
knocktrunk /ˈnɒktrʌŋk/
noun (plural knocktrunks)
a woodpecker.
Synonym: drilljay
- knocktrunktronic /ˌnɒktrʌŋkˈtrɒnɪk/ adjective
- knocktrunktronicly adverb
moorbird /ˈmɔːbәːd/
noun (plural moorbirds)
a red grouse.
morningfeather /ˈmәːnɪŋˌfɛðә/
noun (plural morningfeathers)
a lark.
osturk /ˈɒstәːk/
noun (plural osturks)
a cassowary.
[a blend of ostrich + turkey.]
ovalblight /ˈәʊvәlˌblʌɪt/
noun (plural ovalblights)
a penguin.
Synonym: dapperflipper
[a blend of oval + black and white.]
paranoya /ˌpӕrәˈnɔɪә/
noun (plural paranoyas)
a vampire finch.
[a blend of obsolete paraquito ‘parakeet’ + Hoptanglish noya. influenced by paranoia.]
parliamentarian /ˌpɑːlәmәnˈtɛːrɪәn/
noun (plural parliamentarians)
an owl.
[a nuisance of parliamentarian, in reference to parliament ‘a group of owls’.]
plunger /ˈplʌnʤә/
noun (plural plungers)
a gannet.
Trilbud: egnul
[a nuisance of plunger.]
rajapajar /ˈrɑːʤәˌpɑːʤә/
noun (plural rajapajars)
a kingfisher.
[a blend of Hindi राजा ‘king’ + Spanish pájaro ‘bird’.]
ralijapajar /ˌrӕlɪˈʤӕpәˌʤɑː/
noun (plural ralijapajars)
a sacred kingfisher.
[a blend of Hoptanglish rajapajar + religious.]
sagewing /ˈseɪʤwɪŋ/
noun (plural sagewings)
an owl.
Synonym: sternbird, whomboot, parliamentarian
screwfly /ˈskruːflʌɪ/
noun (plural screwflies)
a nightjar.
spawk /spɔːk/
noun (plural spawks)
a sparrowhawk.
[a contraction of sparrowhawk.]
spikeflap /ˈspʌɪkflӕp/
noun (plural spikeflaps)
a thornbird.
spiraglide /ˈspʌɪrәˌɡlʌɪd/
noun (plural spiraglides)
a vulture.
Cross-references: circlist
[a blend of spiral + glide.]
sternbird /ˈstәːnbәːd/
noun (plural sternbirds)
an owl.
Synonym: whomboot, sagewing, parliamentarian
stroombeak /ˈstruːmbiːk/
noun (plural stroombeaks)
a pelican.
Synonym: tubgob
[a blend of storeroom + beak.]
subtesapien /ˌsʌbtәˈseɪpɪәn/
noun (plural subtesapiens)
a burrowing owl.
[a blend of subterranean + sapience.]
swellbill /ˈswɛlbɪl/
noun (plural swellbills)
a toucan.
tallbird /ˈtɔːlbәːd/
noun (plural tallbirds)
an ostrich.
tashflap /ˈtӕʃflӕp/
noun (plural tashflaps)
an Inca tern.
[from informal tash ‘moustache’ + flap.]
treaclebeak /ˈtriːkәlˌbiːk/
noun (plural treaclebeaks)
a honeyeater.
tubgob /ˈtʌbɡɒb/
noun (plural tubgobs)
a pelican.
Synonym: stroombeak
[from tub + informal gob ‘mouth’.]
tweetheart /ˈtwiːthɑːt/
noun (plural tweethearts)
a love-bird.
waddlehonk /ˈwɒdәlˌhɒŋk/
noun (plural waddlehonks)
a goose.
- waddlehonky /ˈwɒdәlˌhɒŋki/ adjective
- waddlehonkily adverb
wattleneck /ˈwɒtәlˌnɛk/
noun (plural wattlenecks)
a turkey.
westervolt /ˈwɛstәˌvɒlt/
noun (plural westervolts)
a sparrow.
- westervoltig /ˈwɛstәˌvɒltɪɡ/ adjective
whomboot /ˈhuːmbuːt/
noun (plural whomboots)
an owl.
Synonym: sternbird, sagewing, parliamentarian