The story
From tinker + bird, from the resemblance of its call to the sound of metalwork.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tinkerbird
Today it means: Any of several barbets of the genus Pogoniulus. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of several barbets of the genus Pogoniulus. Full definition →
From tinker + bird, from the resemblance of its call to the sound of metalwork.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.