SINCE 1828
coly
noun
co·ly
| \ ˈkōlē\
plural -es
Definition of coly
: any of a small group of fruit-eating African birds with long tails and soft somewhat hairy grayish brown plumage comprising the genus Colius (family Coliidae) and ranking as a distinct order (Coliiformes)
— called also mousebird
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