Pensile


[pen-sahyl, -sil] /ˈpɛn saɪl, -sɪl/

adjective
1.
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
2.
building a hanging nest.
/ˈpɛnsaɪl/
adjective
1.
(ornithol) designating or building a hanging nest: pensile birds

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