English Explanatory Dictionary

parrotbill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parrotbill.wav

Word forms

parrotbill parrotbills

Etymology

From parrot + bill.

Synonyms

crow-tit paradoxornithid

Derived words

black-breasted parrotbill black-headed parrotbill brown parrotbill great parrotbill grey-headed parrotbill reed parrotbill rufous-headed parrotbill greater rufous-headed parrotbill spot-breasted parrotbill three-toed parrotbill white-breasted parrotbill
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