Seisura

Translingual

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) (water wagtail or restless flycatcher).

Proper noun

Seisura f

(obsolete) A former genus of Australian flycatchers, now in the genus Myiagra.

Derived terms

Pseudoseisura

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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