apostle-bird

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• apostle bird — noun Australia : a bird that goes about in small flocks: a. : babbler; especially : gray crowned babbler b. : a loud voiced gray crowlike bird (Struthidea cinerea) with brown wings and black legs and bill …   Useful english dictionary

• Apostle — n. 1 (Apostle) a any of the chosen twelve sent out to preach the Christian Gospel. b the first successful Christian missionary in a country or to a people. 2 a leader or outstanding figure, esp. of a reform movement (apostle of temperance). 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• apostle — n. 1 (Apostle) a any of the chosen twelve sent out to preach the Christian Gospel. b the first successful Christian missionary in a country or to a people. 2 a leader or outstanding figure, esp. of a reform movement (apostle of temperance). 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• twelve apostle bird — noun → apostlebird …  

• Apostle Islands — The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. [ [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view term id=9378 search term=apostle+islands Apostle Islands ] ] The …   Wikipedia

• Grallinidae — ▪ bird family  bird family (order Passeriformes) that includes the mudlark, apostle bird, and white winged chough. The four species, generally restricted to Australia and New Zealand, are 19 to 50 cm (7.5 to 20 inches) long. They are sometimes… …   Universalium

• apostlebird — /euh pos euhl berrd /, n. an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

• apostlebird — /euh pos euhl berrd /, n. an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals. Also,… …   Universalium

• apostlebird — /əˈpɒsəlbɜd/ (say uh posuhlberd) noun a greyish brown, communal nest building flock bird endemic to the Australian interior, Struthidea cinerea; happy family; twelve apostle bird. Also, apostle bird …  

• Garry Disher — (born August 15, 1949 in Burra, South Australia) is an Australian author of crime fiction and children s literature. Awards *Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: winner for Chain of Evidence *Deutsche Krimi Preis, International,… …   Wikipedia

• Disher — Garry Disher, (* 15. August 1949 in Burra, South Australia) ist ein australischer Schriftsteller. Der vielseitige und äußerst produktive Autor schreibt neben Prosa und Kriminalromanen auch Kinder , Jugend und Sachbücher, etwa über australische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia