Home › Words › A › antbirdantbirdantbird means any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.EtymologyFrom ant + bird.nounAny of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thamnophilid 78% match — Any of the Thamnophilidae; an antbird. vs antbird →antthrush 76% match — Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America. vs antbird →formicariid 72% match — Any bird in the family Formicariidae; an ant thrush. vs antbird →antpitta 71% match — Any of the small, insect-eating passerine birds in family Grallariidae, of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. vs antbird →antshrike 70% match — Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family. vs antbird →antwren 69% match — Any member of a genus of small antbirds, Myrmotherula. vs antbird →antpecker 66% match — Any of the genus Parmoptila of tropical songbirds of Africa. vs antbird →antvireo 64% match — Any of eight species of birds in the genus Dysithamnus. vs antbird →