orangequit

orangequit |ˈɒrɪn (d )ʒkwɪt | ▶noun a Jamaican tanager (songbird ), the male of which has grey-blue plumage with a reddish throat. ●Euneornios campestris, family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from orange (because it feeds on oranges ) + quit 2 .

orangequit

orangequit |ˈɒrɪn (d )ʒkwɪt | ▶noun a Jamaican tanager (songbird ), the male of which has grey-blue plumage with a reddish throat. ●Euneornios campestris, family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from orange (because it feeds on oranges ) + quit 2 .