grassquit

[ gras-kwit, grahs- ]
/ ˈgræsˌkwɪt, ˈgrɑs- /

noun

any of several tiny finches, especially of the genus Tiaris, of tropical America and the West Indies.

Origin of grassquit

First recorded in 1840–50; grass + quit2

Words nearby grassquit

grassland, grassman, grassman's law, grasso, grassplot, grassquit, grassroots, grassy, grate, grateful, grater

British Dictionary definitions for grassquit

grassquit
/ (ˈɡrɑːsˌkwɪt) /

noun

any tropical American finch of the genus Tiaris and related genera, such as T. olivacea (yellow-faced grassquit)

Word Origin for grassquit

from grass + quit, a bird name in Jamaica