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bumbarrel

bumbarrel noun: a long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.

bumbarrel: a long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus
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Noun

bumbarrel (plural bumbarrels)

  1. (dated) A long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.
    • One of Britain's most charming small birds, once known as the bumbarrel, has entered the garden birdwatch top 10 for the first time. The tiny long-tailed tit is so small – the tail is longer than the body – that it is very vulnerable to cold weather.2009 March 25, Michael McCarthy, “Triumph of the bumbarrel (aka the long-tailed tit)”, in The Independent
    • ‘Bumbarrel’ is an old name for the long-tailed tit, everyone's favourite garden bird. And the reason they're called that is for the shape of their nest.2012 March 12, Katie Fuller, “This weekend... spot a bumbarrel”, in RSPB.org

Forms of bumbarrel

pluralbumbarrels

Questions about bumbarrel

What does bumbarrel mean?
Bumbarrel means a long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.
What part of speech is bumbarrel?
Bumbarrel is a noun.
What is the plural of bumbarrel?
The plural of bumbarrel is bumbarrels.

Words near bumbarrel in the dictionary

  1. Bumbanian
  2. bumbard
  3. bumbards
  4. Bumbarger
  5. Bumbargers
  6. bumbarrel
  7. bumbarrels
  8. bumbast
  9. bumbaste
  10. bumbasted
  11. bumbastes

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