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Meaning of "rainbow bird" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF RAINBOW BIRD

rainbow bird


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINBOW BIRD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rainbow bird is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAINBOW BIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rainbow bird in the English dictionary

The definition of rainbow bird in the dictionary is an Australian bee-eater, Merops ornatus, with a brightly-coloured plumage. It feeds in flight and nests in sandy burrows.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINBOW BIRD

rain on someone´s parade · rain or shine · rain shadow · rain shower · rain tree · rainband · rainbird · rainbow · Rainbow Bridge · rainbow coalition · rainbow flag · rainbow lorikeet · rainbow nation · rainbow quartz · rainbow trout · rainbow wrasse · rainbowed · rainbowlike · Rainbows · rainbowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINBOW BIRD

a little bird · bird · brain-fever bird · cage bird · dolly bird · early bird · elephant bird · frigate bird · game bird · get the bird · give someone the bird · gooney bird · like a bird · old bird · rare bird · sea bird · secretary bird · shore bird · umbrella bird · wading bird · water bird

Synonyms and antonyms of rainbow bird in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rainbow bird» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RAINBOW BIRD

Find out the translation of rainbow bird to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rainbow bird from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rainbow bird» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

彩虹鸟
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

arco iris de aves
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rainbow bird
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

इंद्रधनुष पक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوس قزح الطيور
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

радуга птица
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

arco-íris pássaro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রেইনবো পাখি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

arc-en- oiseau
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Burung pelangi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Regenbogen-Vogel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

虹の鳥
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

무지개 조류
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Burung pelangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu vồng chim
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வானவில் பறவை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इंद्रधनुष्य पक्षी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Gökkuşağı kuşu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rainbow bird
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

tęcza ptak
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

веселка птиця
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

curcubeu pasăre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουράνιο τόξο πουλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reënboog voël
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnbåge fågel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rainbow fugl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainbow bird

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINBOW BIRD»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of rainbow bird
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «rainbow bird».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainbow bird

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINBOW BIRD»

Discover the use of rainbow bird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainbow bird and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rainbow Bird
Stark and beautiful, RAINBOW BIRD is a book of rare insight. More than a children's book, or an art book, this is a work of pain, hope, and simple, profound truth.
Czenya Cavouras, 2007
2
The Sweet Song of Rainbow Bird
But don't imagine you know how the story of Rainbow Bird ends . . .
Kathleen Day, 2012
3
Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies
As a result of this, fire escapes and is now present as bushfires. Aboriginal people living near Katherine, in the Northern Territory, have a myth where only the Crocodile Ancestor possessed fire. The Rainbow Bird kept asking him to share it, but ...
Struik Publishers, Janet Parker, Alice Mills, Julie Stanton, 2007
4
Women Poets and the American Sublime
running away; and the rainbow-bird from the narrow bevel of the empty mirror, flying wherever it feels like, gay!28 From the opening "caught" to the final "gay," " Sonnet" traces the experience of a "creature divided" (one recalls the tense, ...
Joanne Feit Diehl, 1990
5
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
In 1899 Hall just called it Bee-eater, as did Lucas and Le Soeuf (1911). Leach ( 1911) reverted to Australian Bee-eater, but for the first time introduced Rainbow Bird as an alternative. The first RAOU checklist (1913) didn't use it, but the second ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
6
The Rainbow Serpent: A Chromatic Piece
Thus a Dalabon fire myth (Maddock 1970a: 176) opposes Rainbow Bird to Crocodile in a conflict over who will have fire, but it is only after Rainbow Bird has won that the pair become unambiguously animal. Crocodile had, until then, made fire ...
Ira R. Buchler, Kenneth Maddock, 1978
7
Rainbow Bird and Monster Man
Rainbow Bird and Monster Man is a 2002 Australian documentary film, directed by Dennis K Smith, telling the story of Tony Lock's childhood as a victim of sexual abuse and his attempts as an adult to escape his tortured past.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
8
Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of it
Caught — the bubble in the spirit-level, a creature divided; and the compass needle wobbling and wavering, undecided. Freed — the broken thermometer's mercury running away; and the rainbow-bird from the narrow bevel of the empty mirror ...
Brett Candlish Millier, 1993
9
Rainbow Bird
Lorikeet is a sad bird. 'I'm a grey bird. I like colours - red, blue, green and yellow!' He sees colours in the sky. It is a beautiful rainbow! Now, his head is blue and his tail is green. He is a beautiful rainbow bird!
Caroline Laidlaw, 2014
10
The Adventures of Bo the Cloud: The Rainbow Bird
The Adventures of Bo the Cloud: The Rainbow Bird tells the story of a wise mentor Bo, the Cloud, who helps Nugget, the Rainbow Bird, discover friends who accept him exactly the way he is.
Marilyn Peterson, Pamela Horton, 2001

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINBOW BIRD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainbow bird is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meat Eating Rainbow Birds Will Ruin Your Day
The Rainbow Lorikeet, at first glance, is much like a hummingbird in its main eating ... Bird expert Professor Darryl Jones of Griffith University in Queensland, ... «LOLWOT, Mar 15»
2
Photo of the Day: A rainbow bird for the Rainbow Region
THIS photo of a rainbow bee eater was shared to our Facebook page by Wayne Day of WD Photography. The image was one of nine beautiful photos submitted ... «Northern Star, Sep 14»
3
Sea Stars Pulls Off an Upside-Down Joyride
One novel thing it does is drag out the "Rainbow Birds" whenever you land seven consecutive big jumps out of the water (you'll know you've stuck one when ... «Kotaku, Dec 11»
4
In Guatemala, Avian Amigas Don Fanciful Rainbow Bird Garb
Our Mission: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological ... «Audubon Magazine, Aug 11»
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Rainbow Bright? Nope. Prehistoric Bird's Feathers Had Dark Pigments
(Optical and false-colored photo of 120 million year old bird fossil. From "Trace ... Despite the beautiful scan pictures, for now, no rainbow birds. (C. sanctus ... «Audubon Magazine, Jul 11»
6
FarmVille St. Patrick's Day Decorations: Irish Castle, Leprechaun …
Meanwhile, the three coin items are the Rainbow Pinwheel, the Leprechaun Planter, and the Rainbow Bird Bath. The Rainbow Bird Bath is the most expensive ... «Games.com News, Mar 11»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Rainbow bird [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rainbow-bird>. May 2024 ».
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