mousebird

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.

Etymology

Compound from English mouse (computing) + English bird.

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English

bird

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