Definition of "tailorbird" []

• Any of several Old World tropical passerine birds of the genus Orthotomus, that characteristically stitch leaves together with plant fibers to make nests. (noun)

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• "Kantha, whose roots lie in the tailorbird stitching two leaves together, has been the practice of this land for centuries."
• "Species including the Black-headed tailorbird, Mindanao miniature-babbler and"