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REEDLING
Etymology
Noun
reedling (plural reedlings)
A bird, the bearded reedling or bearded tit.
Anagrams
• deerling, eldering, engirdle, lingered
Source: Wiktionary
Reed"ling (-lng), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird.
Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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