The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penduline \Pen"du`line\, n. [F. See Pendulum.] (Zo["o]l.) A European titmouse ( Parus pendulinus, syn. [AE]githalus pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.
Wiktionary
n. A European titmouse noted for its elegant pendulous purse-like nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.
Usage examples of "penduline".
Banded Epeira with that of the Penduline Titmouse, the cleverest of our small birds in the art of nest-building.
In order to pass through it, the Penduline, small though he be, has to force the elastic partition, which yields slightly and then contracts.
Behind the vessel, across the sea, penduline clouds blackened the long, infernal forge-fires of the guttering Winter sun.
Banded Epeira with that of the Penduline Titmouse, the cleverest of our small birds in the art of nest-building.