butterbutt
English
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A butterbutt (Setophaga coronata)
Alternative forms
- butter butt, butter-butt
Etymology
butter + butt
Noun
butterbutt (plural butterbutts)
- (colloquial) The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata), a North American bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.
- (Australia, colloquial) The yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa), an Australian bird species with a conspicuous yellow rump.