verdin
[ vur-dn ]
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.
Origin of verdin
11880–85, Americanism;<French: a green passerine bird of Southeast Asia (Chloropsis spelling), derivative of vert green (see vert)
Words Nearby verdin
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How to use verdin in a sentence
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
British Dictionary definitions for verdin
verdin
/ (ˈvɜːdɪn) /
noun
a small W North American tit, Auriparus flaviceps, having a grey plumage with a yellow head
Origin of verdin
1French: yellowhammer
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