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hangbird

/hang-burd/US // ˈhæŋˌbɜrd //UK // (ˈhæŋˌbɜːd) //

悬铃木,悬铃鸟,悬挂式鸟类,杭州市

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Older Use.

    • : a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.

Examples

  • The old pond seems glad to have us go, and the fire-hangbird's nest in the willer tree waves us good-bye.

  • Hangbird: The oriole, so called from its hanging nest; one of Lowell's most beloved "garden acquaintances" at Elmwood.

  • The old pond seems glad to have us go, and the fire-hangbird's nest in the willer-tree waves us good-by.