English Explanatory Dictionary

canastero

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

canastero canasteros

Etymology

From Spanish canastero (“basket-maker”).

Related words

thistletail

Derived words

austral canastero Berlepsch's canastero cactus canastero canyon canastero Cipó canastero cordilleran canastero creamy-breasted canastero dark-winged canastero dusky-tailed canastero Hudson's canastero iquico canastero Junín canastero lesser canastero line-fronted canastero many-striped canastero maquis canastero pale-tailed canastero Patagonian canastero puna canastero puno canastero rusty-fronted canastero rusty-vented canastero scribble-tailed canastero sharp-billed canastero short-billed canastero Steinbach's canastero streak-backed canastero streak-throated canastero
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