tailorbird
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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Meaning
1 sensesA small warbler of the genera Orthotomus and Phyllergates, usually brightly coloured, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or grey underparts.
Schneidervogel
портни́хаportníxa
кра́вчикkrávčyk
- tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
Origin
From tailor + bird, from the way they sew leaves to make their nests.From tailor + bird, from the way they sew leaves to make their nests.
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Forms
plural: tailorbirds| Singular | tailorbird |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest:Orthotomus sutorius
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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