As a proper noun australasia
is (lb) (l).
As a noun bronzewing is
any of several species of bird in the genera henicophaps'' and ''phaps in the pigeon family, found in australasia.
australasia
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Usage notes
This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use. But it has been used interchangeably with the word Oceania.
Derived terms
*
bronzewing
Alternative forms
* bronze-wing
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps'' and ''Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
Synonyms
* bronzewing pigeon
Derived terms
* (New Guinea bronzewing), Henicophaps albifrons
* (New Britain bronzewing), Henicophaps foersteri
* (common bronzewing), Phaps chalcoptera
* (brush bronzewing), Phaps elegans
* (flock bronzewing), Phaps histrionica