Verdin Definition

vûrdn
noun
A small gray songbird (Auriparus flaviceps), with a yellow head and a white breast, of the SW U.S. and N Mexico.
Webster's New World
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Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Auriparus flaviceps

Other Word Forms of Verdin

Noun

Singular:
verdin
Plural:
verdins

Origin of Verdin

  • Probably from a variant of French verdon, verdier yellowhammer from vert green (in reference to the yellowish-green hue of the yellowhammer's body) from Old French verd verdant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare Spanish verdino (“bright green"), French verdin (“yellowhammer").

    From Wiktionary

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