pardalote

[ pahr-dl-oht ]

noun

1. any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.

pardalote

/ ˈpɑːdəˌləʊt /

noun

1. any of various small Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus , esp the diamond bird

Word History and Origins

Origin of pardalote¹

< New Latin Pardalotus (1816) < Greek pardalōtós spotted like a pard, derivative of pardális pard

Word History and Origins

Origin of pardalote¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek pardalōtos spotted like a leopard; see pard ²