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ANT BIRD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
Synonyms:
ant bird; antbird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ant bird" is a kind of...):
tyrannid (a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ant bird"):
ant thrush (a kind of antbird)
ant shrike (antbirds superficially resembling shrikes)
Hylophylax naevioides; spotted antbird (a kind of antbird)
Holonyms ("ant bird" is a member of...):
family Formicariidae; Formicariidae (antbirds)