A small Old World bird known for its gray plumage; also called a firecrest or similar wren-like species.
From Middle English 'file' or 'fillet' + 'mot' (French 'motte', a small rounded object or a term for a small creature). The exact etymology is uncertain but may reference the bird's small, neat appearance.
The filemot is one of those wonderfully obscure bird names that almost nobody uses anymore, a linguistic relic from when people needed specific words for every creature they encountered in daily life!
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