释义 |
verdin /ˈvəːdɪn /nounA small songbird with a grey body and yellowish head, found in the semi-deserts of south-western North America.- Auriparus flaviceps, family Remizidae.
It was the head of a verdin, an extreme southwestern species that hops around in the trees, searching for insects to eat....- Hummingbirds and verdins sip nectar from flowers in late spring and summer; several birds and rodents eat the seeds in late summer and fall.
- The verdins have been doing their best to hover at the feeding holes.
OriginLate 19th century: from French, literally 'yellowhammer'. |