How do you use Bellbird in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Bellbird meaning
Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas.
Synonyms of Bellbird
Using Bellbird
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various birds with far-carrying bell-like calls, including the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), the crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) and bell miner (Manorina melanophrys) of Australia, and the neotropical bellbirds (Procnias spp.) of the Americas.
- Useful related words include: cotinga, chatterer.
- In the example corpus, bellbird often appears in combinations such as: piranhas bellbird, the bellbird.
Context around Bellbird
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bellbird
- In this selection, "bellbird" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, piranhas, white, wattled, park, crescent and hotel stand out and add context to how "bellbird" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the bellbird hotel opens and bellbird experienced changes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bellbird" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bellbird
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Argentina has the hornero, Uruguay the southern lapwing, and Paraguay the bellbird. (12 words)
The white bellbird sings its pile driver tune when a potential mate is nearby. (14 words)
Queensland police have charged four youths after an alleged stabbing and robbery in Bellbird Park. (15 words)
One of the tv ads shot at the Bellbird Hotel, opens with Matt Johns enjoying a schooner of Steel City before panning to brother Andrew retelling the final moments of grand final with trademark showman's style. (37 words)
A feature film version of Bellbird entitled Country Town was produced in 1971 by two of the show's stars, Gary Gray and Terry McDermott, without production involvement by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (33 words)
Piranhas/Bellbird came from third place to book its spot in the big dance after it ended Valley/JPC’s campaign by four runs in an epic preliminary final at Howe Park. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
Queensland police have charged four youths after an alleged stabbing and robbery in Bellbird Park.
The road in question is Bellbird Crescent, which currently has several large dips and holes in the road, some of which are frequently filled with water.
Greta-Branxton United Cricket Club claimed its sixth career first grade title by defeating Piranhas/Bellbird in an incredible finale to the season at Branxton's Miller Park last Saturday.
One of the tv ads shot at the Bellbird Hotel, opens with Matt Johns enjoying a schooner of Steel City before panning to brother Andrew retelling the final moments of grand final with trademark showman's style.
Piranhas/Bellbird came from third place to book its spot in the big dance after it ended Valley/JPC’s campaign by four runs in an epic preliminary final at Howe Park.
Argentina has the hornero, Uruguay the southern lapwing, and Paraguay the bellbird.
The white bellbird sings its pile driver tune when a potential mate is nearby.
A feature film version of Bellbird entitled Country Town was produced in 1971 by two of the show's stars, Gary Gray and Terry McDermott, without production involvement by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Bellbird experienced changes to its broadcast pattern with episodes screening in 60 minute blocks, and later in 30 minute installments.
Bellbird, Number 96 and The Box, which had been experiencing declining ratings, were cancelled in 1977.
Bellbird was a moderate success but built-up a consistent and loyal viewer base, especially in rural areas, and enjoyed a ten-year run.
Several birds are listed as threatened, most notably the resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculata), bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis), and black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor).
Common combinations with bellbird
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: