Ic-tē′ri-ā, n.

noun

n. [Lat. icterus, Gr. ἴκτερος, a yellowish bird, supposed to cure the jaundice, from ἴκτερος, the jaundice.] (Ornith.) A genus of birds including the chattering fly-catcher (I. viridis). It abounds in North America during the summer months, and mimics almost every noise it hears.

An engraved bird with a long, pointed beak perches on a leafy branch.