leafbird

American

[leef-burd] / ˈlifˌbɜrd /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of leafbird

Example Sentences

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It was seen regularly in the cocoa at the research station and was the most common leafbird.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

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