TAILORBIRD

tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius

(noun) tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tailorbird (plural tailorbirds)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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