mousebird means any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From mouse + bird.
noun
- Any of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.