verdin

ver·din

V0061800 (vûr′dn)n. A small gray bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of arid regions of Mexico and the southwest United States, having a yellow head and throat.

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[Probably from a variant of French verdon, verdier, yellowhammer, from vert, green (in reference to the yellowish-green hue of the yellowhammer's body), from Old French verd; see verdant.]

verdin

(ˈvɜːdɪn) n (Animals) a small W North American tit, Auriparus flaviceps, having a grey plumage with a yellow head[French: yellowhammer]

ver•din

(ˈvɜr dn)

n. a small, yellow-headed songbird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. [1880–85; < French]

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verdin - very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North AmericaAuriparus flavicepstitmouse, tit - small insectivorous birdsAuriparus, genus Auriparus - a genus of Paridae