bottle-tom

noun

Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.

Similar
long-tailed titAegithalos caudatus
First used 19th-20th c.
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Meanings

nounbottle-tom (plural bottle-toms)

plural bottle-toms

  1. Synonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.First known use 19th-20th c.

    […] there is no more engaging sight than a colony of “bottle-toms” flitting along from tree to tree and from branch to branch in perfect harmony and contentment.

    1914, John Vaughan, Winchester Cathedral Close: Its Historical and Literary Associations, pages 160-161

    Synonyms: long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus.

Similar
long-tailed titAegithalos caudatus
Also see
long-tailed tit

Origin

From bottle (from the shape of its nest) + the common given name Tom.

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APA

bottle-tom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-tom

MLA

“bottle-tom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-tom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottle-tom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle-tom.

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