warbler
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːrblər/
- A prothonotary warbler in its iridescent yellow-green plumage perches on a waving wand of Virginia sweet spire.
- Kirtland's warbler
- Yellow warbler
- Blackburnian warbler
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- Pine warbler, Prairie warbler and Yellow Warbler, Maggots collecting water slide with garbage bits and scum down the steel slope.
Examples
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Apart from Bachman's warbler, the status of every North American bird species is certain.
Academic text (1991) -
A yellow-rumped warbler grew so accustomed to me that he started to peck insects from my wool pants.
Academic text (2003) -
That is a golden-cheeked warbler.
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It's the place where I discovered the Kirtland's warbler.
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Just think of the willow warbler, or the wren.
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In school, we learned there's a kind of bird, it's called a Pine Warbler.
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I saw a yellow warbler and an indigo bunting at the Point.
Fiction book (1998) -
The solitary vireo and the Blackburnian warbler, as well as the magnolia warbler, have shown a significant decline since 1968.
Academic text (1990) -
I heard a yellow warbler, a house wren, a red-eyed vireo; stray notes of goldfinch.
Fiction book (1991) -
The golden-cheeked warbler is known for its beautiful song and vibrant colors.
Synonyms
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A small bird, like a canary, that makes pleasant musical sounds
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A bird that makes clear, pleasant sounds
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A small active songbird usually brown or grey from Europe, Asia and Africa
Compounds
- Indian
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A small bird from Asia and Africa that makes nests by sewing leaves together
- Specialized
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A small active songbird usually brown or grey from Europe, Asia and Africa
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A small blue-gray bird with a bright yellow throat and breast found in eastern North America
- Specialized
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A small bright yellow North American bird with a black cap that lives in shrubs
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A small songbird found in western North America with a yellow throat and rump
- Specialized
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A small North American bird with yellow and olive-green feathers and black streaks
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A small North American songbird with a white throat and bright yellow patches on its lower back and sides
- Specialized
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A small North American bird with black and white feathers and a bright orange head and throat
- Specialized
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A small active bird that sings, often brown or grey, from Europe, Asia and Africa
A small songbird with a yellow throat and streaked feathers found in western North America
- UK
A small European forest bird with pale yellow feathers and a clear trilling song
How Vocal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word warbler comes from the verb warble 'to sing with trills' and the agent -er, so it literally means 'one who warbles'. So, a warbler is a small songbird named for its bright, musical trills.