reedling

[ reed-ling ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. the bearded tit ( def ).

reedling

/ ˈriːdlɪŋ /

noun

1. a titlike Eurasian songbird, Panurus biarmicus , common in reed beds: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc). It has a tawny back and tail and, in the male, a grey-and-black head Also calledbearded tit

Word History and Origins

Origin of reedling¹

First recorded in 1820–30; reed + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

The giraffe, the glutton, the walrus, the bearded reedling, the secretary-bird, and many others, have no close allies, and each forms a genus by itself.

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