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pardalote

Syllabification: (par·da·lote)
Pronunciation: /ˈpärdlˌōt/
Definition of pardalote

noun

  • a small, short-billed Australian songbird related to the flowerpeckers, typically having white spots or streaks on the dark wings and crown.
    • Genus Pardalotus, family Dicaeidae (or Pardalotidae): several species

Origin:

mid 19th century: from modern Latin Pardalotus, from Greek pardalōtos 'spotted like a leopard', based on pardos (see pard)

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