Bumbarrel

Quick meaning: Bumbarrel is a noun meaning (dated) A long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.

Meaning

(dated) A long-tailed tit, a small passerine bird; Aegithalos caudatus.

Example Sentences

‘Bumbarrel’ is an old name for the long-tailed tit, everyone's favourite garden bird. And the reason they're called that is for the shape of their nest.

One of Britain's most charming small birds, once known as the bumbarrel, has entered the garden birdwatch top 10 for the first time. The tiny long-tailed tit is so small – the tail is longer than the body – that it is very vulnerable to cold weather.

Word Forms

• bumbarrels

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include canbottle, bumble, barley-bird, tit-babbler, boomer, bushtit.

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