tailorbird

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tailorbird (plural tailorbirds)

  1. A small warbler of the genus Orthotomus, usually brightly coloured, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or grey underparts.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.