woodbird

English

Alternative forms

• wood-bird, wood bird

Etymology

From wood +‎ bird.

Noun

woodbird (plural woodbirds)

1. A bird that typically inhabits woodlands or forests.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     [A]nd her beautiful voice quivered, and broke in a note as soft as any wood-bird's.

Anagrams

• Birdwood