Seisura
Translingual
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a paperbark flycatcher, Myiagra nana, formerly Seisura nana
Etymology
New Latin from the 19th century, from Ancient Greek σείειν (seíein, “to shake”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). See Seisura inquieta (Myiagra inquieta), the water wagtail or restless flycatcher.
Proper noun
Seisura f
- (obsolete) A former genus of Australian flycatchers, now in the genus Myiagra.
Derived terms
References
- “Seisura”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Edward Morris (1898) A Dictionary of Austral English
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