pardalote

par da lote |ˈpärdlˌōt ˈpɑrdəloʊt | ▶noun a small, short-billed Australian songbird related to the flowerpeckers, typically having white spots or streaks on the dark wings and crown. [Genus Pardalotus, family Dicaeidae (or Pardalotidae ): several species. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pardalotus, from Greek pardalōtos ‘spotted like a leopard, ’ based on pardos (see pard ).

pardalote

pardalote |ˈpɑːdələʊt | ▶noun a small short-billed Australian songbird related to the flowerpeckers, typically having white spots or streaks on the dark wings and crown. Also called diamond-bird in Australia. ●Genus Pardalotus, family Dicaeidae (or Pardalotidae ): several species. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pardalotus, from Greek pardalōtos ‘spotted like a leopard ’, based on pardos (see pard ).