Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
scrub-bird is a noun meaning "small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub". It carries one recorded sense.
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for scrub-bird come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.