hangbird
[ hang-burd ]
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How to use hangbird in a sentence
The old pond seems glad to have us go, and the fire-hangbird's nest in the willer tree waves us good-bye.
hangbird: The oriole, so called from its hanging nest; one of Lowell's most beloved "garden acquaintances" at Elmwood.
The Vision of Sir Launfal | James Russell LowellThe old pond seems glad to have us go, and the fire-hangbird's nest in the willer-tree waves us good-by.
A Little Book of Profitable Tales | Eugene Field
British Dictionary definitions for hangbird
hangbird
/ (ˈhæŋˌbɜːd) /
noun
US and Canadian any bird, esp the Baltimore oriole, that builds a hanging nest
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