noun
- a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially an oriole or weaver bird
Usage: chiefly ornithological or naturalist usage
Examples
- The hangnest suspended its intricately woven nest from the high branches of the oak tree.
- Ornithologists studied the hangnest's remarkable nest-building behavior.
- A hangnest's nest can hang several feet below the supporting branch.
- The yellow hangnest is common in tropical regions of Africa and Asia.