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tailorbird
[ tey-ler-burd ]
/ ˈteɪ lərˌbɜrd /
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noun
any of several small Asian passerine birds, especially of the genus Orthotomus, that stitch leaves together to form and conceal their nests.
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tailleur, taillight, tail off, tailor, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored, tailoring, tailor-made, tailor-made for, tailor-make
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How to use tailorbird in a sentence
Orthotomus sericeus sericeus Temminck: Red-headed Tailorbird.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for tailorbird
tailorbird
/ (ˈteɪləˌbɜːd) /
noun
any of several tropical Asian warblers of the genus Orthotomus, which build nests by sewing together large leaves using plant fibres
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