Scrub Bird (Noun)
Meaning
Small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The scrub bird's distinctive call echoed through the dense undergrowth as it flitted between the branches.
- In a flash of brown and white, the scrub bird darted across the dusty track, disappearing into the scrub.
- A scrub bird perched on the edge of a bush, cocking its head to one side as it watched the observer.
- The scrub bird's habitat was under threat from a proposed development that would destroy its native scrubland.
- As the sun began to set, a scrub bird settled into its nest, a messy bundle of twigs and leaves tucked away in a thorny thicket.