grassquit

[gras-kwit, grahs-]

noun

any of several tiny finches, especially of the genus Tiaris, of tropical America and the West Indies.

Origin of grassquit

First recorded in 1840–50; grass + quit²

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British Dictionary definitions for grassquit

grassquit

noun

any tropical American finch of the genus Tiaris and related genera, such as T. olivacea (yellow-faced grassquit)

Word Origin for grassquit

from grass + quit, a bird name in Jamaica

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