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单词 tailorbird
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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.

Origin of tailorbird

First recorded in 1760–70; tailor1 + bird

Words nearby tailorbird

tailleur, taillight, tail off, tailor, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored, tailoring, tailor-made, tailor-made for, tailor-make
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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
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