canastero

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noun

Any of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.

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Meanings

nouncanastero (plural canasteros)

plural canasteros

  1. Any of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.

Origin

  1. Spanishcanastero“basket-maker”
  2. Englishcanastero

From Spanish canastero (“basket-maker”).

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Translations

Finnish kanastero
  • kanasterobirds in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes
Russian канасте́ро
  • канасте́ро (kanastéro)birds in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnacortesSocrateanostraceancarnosateCastorena
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APA

canastero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canastero

MLA

“canastero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canastero. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canastero,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canastero.

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