bananaquit
bananaquit noun: a nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
Noun
bananaquit (plural bananaquits)
- A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
- Consider an example involving the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), a common land bird in Central and South America and on several Caribbean islands (Seutin et al., 1994).2000, John C. Avise, Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species, page 270
- Since not all bananaquits nest near wasp nests, Wunderle and Pollock were able to compare the nesting success of pairs nesting near or away from polybiine colonies.2009, Gilbert Waldbauer, What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life, page 140
Forms of bananaquit
| plural | bananaquits |
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Origin of bananaquit
From banana + quit (“small passerine bird”).
Questions about bananaquit
- What does bananaquit mean?
- Bananaquit means a nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
- What part of speech is bananaquit?
- Bananaquit is a noun.
- What is the plural of bananaquit?
- The plural of bananaquit is bananaquits.
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