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A bird that forgot it had a song and settled for gossip.
means A person who talks constantly, often about trivial things — or, in zoology, any of several bird species (like waxwings) literally named for their chattering calls.
from Straightforward agentive formation: 'chatter' plus '-er.' 'Chatter' itself is echoic — a word built to imitate the quick, clicking rattle of teeth, birds, or rapid idle talk, likely with roots stretching back through Middle English to similar sound-mimicking forms in older Germanic speech. No hidden plot here — it's onomatopoeia doing exactly what it sounds like.
- family
- Bombycillidae, related to waxwings
- diet
- mostly fruit, occasionally insects
- voice
- harsh rattling call, not melodic
- range
- tropical forests of Central and South America