leafbird

[ leef-burd ]

/ ˈlifˌbɜrd /

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noun

any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.

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Origin of leafbird

leaf + bird

Words nearby leafbird

leady, leaf, leafage, leaf beet, leaf beetle, leafbird, leaf blight, leaf blotch, leaf butterfly, leaf-climber, leaf coral

How to use leafbird in a sentence

It was seen regularly in the cocoa at the research station and was the most common leafbird.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson