"hairbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hairbirds [plural]
Etymology: hair + bird. It uses animal hair to line its nest Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|bird}} hair + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairbird (plural hairbirds)
  1. (dated) A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina). Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): New World sparrows

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hairbird meaning in English (1.3kB)

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