tailorbird

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.