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tailorbird

noun

Etymology

From tailor + bird, from the way they sew leaves to make their nests.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as tailorbird — “tailor + bird”

Definitions

  1. A small warbler of the genera Orthotomus and Phyllergates, usually brightly coloured,…

    A small warbler of the genera Orthotomus and Phyllergates, usually brightly coloured, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or grey underparts.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA