verdin
[ vur-dn ]
/ ˈvɜr dn /
noun
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
Origin of verdin
1880–85,
Americanism; < French: a green passerine bird of Southeast Asia (
Chloropsis spelling), derivative of
vert green (see
vert)
Words nearby verdin
verdi,
verdi, giuseppe,
verdict,
verdigris,
verdigris toadstool,
verdin,
verditer,
verdun,
verdure,
verdurous,
verecund
Example sentences from the Web for verdin
A later development of these devices, by Verdin, known as the sphygmometrograph, is shown in Fig. 175.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. |Edward W. Byrn
British Dictionary definitions for verdin
verdin
/ (ˈvɜːdɪn) /
noun
a small W North American tit, Auriparus flaviceps, having a grey plumage with a yellow head
Word Origin for verdin
French: yellowhammer