verdin

ver·din

noun \ˈvər-d^ən\

Definition of VERDIN

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

Origin of VERDIN

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

First Known Use: 1881

Rhymes with VERDIN

burden, guerdon, lurdane