Aegithalos

noun

Ae·​gi·​tha·​los

ˌē-jə-ˈthā-ˌläs,

-ləs

: a genus of titmice with very long tail feathers see long-tailed tit

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek aigíthallos, aigíthālos "titmouse," probably derivative of aígithos "small passerine bird, titmouse"

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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