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Noun: tailorbird  'tey-lu(r),burd
  1. Tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
    "We marveled at the tailorbird's intricate nest, sewn from large leaves";
    - Orthotomus sutorius

Derived forms: tailorbirds

Type of: Old World warbler, true warbler

Part of: genus Orthotomus, Orthotomus

Encyclopedia: Tailorbird