Definition of Aegithalos
:a genus of titmice with very long tail feathers — see long-tailed tit
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Aegithalos
noun
Ae·gi·tha·los
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ˌē-jə-ˈthā-ˌläs
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-ləs
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Origin and Etymology of aegithalos
borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek aigíthallos, aigíthālos “titmouse,” probably derivative of aígithos “small passerine bird, titmouse”
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