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tailorbird

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tai·lor·bird  (tlr-bûrd)
n.
Any of several Old World tropical passerine birds of the genus Orthotomus, that characteristically stitch leaves together with plant fibers to make nests.
tailorbird
Noun
a tropical Asian warbler that builds a nest by sewing together large leaves using plant fibres
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Noun1.tailorbirdtailorbird - tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
Orthotomus sutorius
Old World warbler, true warbler - small active brownish or greyish Old World birds
genus Orthotomus, Orthotomus - tailorbirds


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