Brain-fever-bird
noun
an Indian cuckoo, Cuculus varius, that utters a repetitive call
Historical Examples
Glimpses of Indian Birds Douglas Dewar
An Australian Bird Book John Albert Leach
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar
War in the Garden of Eden Kermit Roosevelt
Glimpses of Indian Birds Douglas Dewar
Birds of the Plains Douglas Dewar
Glimpses of Indian Birds Douglas Dewar
Birds of the Plains Douglas Dewar
A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar
Tropic Days E. J. Banfield
Read Also:
- Brain-picker
the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- Brain-tap
brain-tap
- Brain-up
verb (transitive) to make more intellectually demanding or sophisticated: we need to brain up the curriculum
- Braindead
complete cessation of brain function as evidenced by absence of brain-wave activity on an electroencephalogram: sometimes used as a legal definition of death. adjective having suffered brain death (informal) not using or showing intelligence; stupid noun irreversible cessation of respiration due to irreparable brain damage, even though the heart may continue beating with the aid […]
- Braine
John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist. Historical Examples Juggernaut George Cary Eggleston The Rajah of Dah George Manville Fenn Juggernaut George Cary Eggleston The Rajah of Dah George Manville Fenn The Rajah of Dah George Manville Fenn The Rajah of Dah George Manville Fenn The Million Dollar Mystery Harold MacGrath The Rajah of Dah George Manville […]