sittella

S1I1T1T1E1L1L1A1

noun

A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.

OriginLatin sitta →
Scrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsittella (plural sittellas)

plural sittellas

  1. A small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.

Origin

  1. Latinsitta“nuthatch”
  2. Englishsittella

From New Latin (genus name), diminutive of Latin sitta (“nuthatch”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sittella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sittella

MLA

“sittella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sittella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sittella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sittella.

Source: sittella on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.