tailorbird

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tailorbird (plural tailorbirds)

  1. 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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