ANTBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antbird mean? 

• ANTBIRD (noun)
  The noun ANTBIRD has 1 sense:

1. any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms

  Familiarity information: ANTBIRD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTBIRD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ant bird; antbird

Hypernyms ("antbird" is a kind of...):

tyrannid (a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antbird"):

ant thrush (a kind of antbird)

ant shrike (antbirds superficially resembling shrikes)

Hylophylax naevioides; spotted antbird (a kind of antbird)

Holonyms ("antbird" is a member of...):

family Formicariidae; Formicariidae (antbirds)