Aegithalos
noun
Ae·gi·tha·los
ˌē-jə-ˈthā-ˌläs,
-ləs
: a genus of titmice with very long tail feathers see long-tailed tit
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek aigíthallos, aigíthālos "titmouse," probably derivative of aígithos "small passerine bird, titmouse"
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above