sittella
/sɪˈtelə/(亦作sitella)
noun
1- a small Australasian songbird of the nuthatch family, typically having a black cap or head。
1.1
- Genus Neositta, family Sittidae: two species, in particular the varied sittella (N. chrysoptera) of Australia.小属, 科:2种, 尤指杂色澳(拉丁名N. chrysoptera)。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Sittella (former genus name), from Greek sittē 'nuthatch'.