Definition of "verdin" [ver•din]

• A small grayish bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having a yellowish head and throat. (noun)

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• "Silly as it may sound I really enjoyed the many verdin and black throated sparrows."
• "There is also a colouring matter, bili verdin, which may possibly also be excretory."
• "Yesterday I saw a verdin, a native bird, in my yard for the first time in many months."