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bananaquit

Syllabification: (ba·nan·a·quit)
Pronunciation: /bəˈnanəˌkwit/

Definition of bananaquit

noun

  • a small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
    • Coereba flaveola, the only member of the family Coerebidae (sometimes placed in the subfamily Parulinae, family Emberizidae)

Origin:

see quit2

bananaquit in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of bananaquit in the British & World English dictionary