hairbird

English edit

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Etymology edit

hair +‎ bird. It uses animal hair to line its nest

Noun edit

hairbird (plural hairbirds)

(dated) A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina).

References edit

“hairbird”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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