"verdin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verdins [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Compare Spanish verdino (“bright green”), French verdin (“yellowhammer”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{cog|es|verdino||bright green}} Spanish verdino (“bright green”), {{cog|fr|verdin||yellowhammer}} French verdin (“yellowhammer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} verdin (plural verdins)
  1. A small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus flaviceps, endemic to desert areas of the southwestern United States, that is the only species of family Remizidae found in the New World. Wikipedia link: verdin Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Synonyms (Auriparus flaviceps): goldtit (english: apparently obsolete)
    Sense id: en-verdin-en-noun-zjfMtmAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

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