ANTBIRD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

ant bird; antbird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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

family Formicariidae; Formicariidae (antbirds)