This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
tailorbird
[ tey-ler-burd ]
/ ˈteɪ lərˌbɜrd /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
any of several small Asian passerine birds, especially of the genus Orthotomus, that stitch leaves together to form and conceal their nests.
QUIZ
CUDDLE UP! A COZY QUIZ ON FALL WORDS HAS ARRIVED
If autumn is your ideal season, spice up your repertoire of "fall" vocabulary with this quiz on some warm and vivid descriptive words for the season.
Question 1 of 10
Which of the following words means “to make a crackling sound; crackle”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby tailorbird
tailleur, taillight, tail off, tailor, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored, tailoring, tailor-made, tailor-made for, tailor-make
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012