tailorbird

[ tey-ler-burd ]

/ ˈteɪ lərˌbɜrd /

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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Words nearby tailorbird

tailor's-tack, tailor-made, tailor-made for, tailor-make, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored, tailoring, tailpiece, tailpipe, tailplane

Origin of tailorbird

First recorded in 1760–70; tailor¹ + bird

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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