Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Building a pendulous or pensile nest: as, the penduline titmouse, Ægithalus pendulinus.
- Pendulous or pensile, as a bird's nest.
- noun A titmouse of the genus Ægithalus (or Pendulinus).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A European titmouse (
Parus pendulinus , syn.Ægithalus pendulinus ). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
European titmouse noted for itselegant pendulous purse -likenest , made of thedown ofwillow trees and lined withfeathers .
Etymologies
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He quickly ascended the wooden stairways to the highest catwalk and went straight to the nice that faced the great penduline city of Malgovastek.
Orphaned Worlds, 1st Draft, 2nd Excerpt « INTERSTELLAR TACTICS 2009
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Only two bird species are considered endemic, the rusty lark (Mirafra rufa) and the sennar penduline-tit (Anthoscopus punctifrons).
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The nest of the penduline tit shows great mechanical skill; it has the appearance of a ball of flax, and the hole for entry is very small.
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I N D X. Titmoufe, marlh — mountain New Zealand Norway — paradife — — penduline —
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‘grub-picker’ (or tree-creeper), about as small as the penduline titmouse, with speckled plumage of an ashen colour, and with a poor note; it is a variety of the woodpecker.
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