Main Entry: ver·din

Pronunciation: \ˈvər-d^ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, a green songbird of Indochina, alteration of verdon, verdun bunting, yellowhammer, from vert green, from Old French verd, vert

Date: 1881

: a very small yellow-headed bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of arid scrublands that is related to the chickadee and is found from Texas to California and southward to Mexico