verdin
[ vur-dn ]
/ ˈvɜr dn /
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noun
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
Nearby words
- verdi,
- verdi, giuseppe,
- verdict,
- verdigris,
- verdigris toadstool,
- verditer,
- verdun,
- verdure,
- verdurous,
- vere, edward de
Origin of verdin
1880–85, Americanism; < French: a green passerine bird of Southeast Asia (Chloropsis spelling), derivative of vert green (see vert)
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Examples from the Web for verdin
A later development of these devices, by Verdin, known as the sphygmometrograph, is shown in Fig. 175.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn
verdin
/ (ˈvɜːdɪn) /
noun
a small W North American tit, Auriparus flaviceps, having a grey plumage with a yellow head
Word Origin for verdin
French: yellowhammer
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