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diamond bird

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par⋅da⋅lote

[pahr-dl-oht]
–noun
any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
Also called diamond bird.


Origin:
< NL Pardalotus (1816) < Gk pardalōtós spotted like a pard, deriv. of pardális pard
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