grassquit

[ gras-kwit, grahs- ]

/ ˈgræsˌkwɪt, ˈgrɑs- /

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noun

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

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Origin of grassquit

First recorded in 1840–50; grass + quit²

Words nearby grassquit

Grasso, grass-of-Parnassus, grass parakeet, grass pink, grassplot, grassquit, grassroots, grass rug, grass sack, grass shears, grass skiing

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How to use grassquit in a sentence

Volatinia jacarina splendens (Vieillot): Blue-black Grassquit.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
Tiaris olivacea intermedia (Ridgway): Yellow-faced Grassquit.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas

British Dictionary definitions for grassquit

grassquit

/ (ˈɡrɑːsˌkwɪt) /

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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