tody

[ toh-dee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural to·dies.

any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.

tody

/ ˈtəʊdɪ /

any small bird of the family Todidae of the Caribbean, having a red-and-green plumage and long straight bill: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

Origin of tody¹

Apparently < French todier, based on New Latin Todus a genus, Latin: a kind of small bird

Origin of tody¹

C18: from French todier, from Latin todus small bird

"Why all my troubles fly away, quick as a wink," laughed Tody.

His voice wasn't as pleasant as Tody's nor the giant's, but what he said was all right.

Tody caught him just in time or there would have been trouble.

Tody the Clown sat by his side and kept his plate full and his cup full too.

Just one little one rolled down his right cheek But that was on the other side of Tody.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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