warbler
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːrblər/
:
cantor
- 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
And and then one day he heard a Reed warbler, which he hadn't heard since he was a child.
- And and then one day he heard a Reed warbler, which he hadn't heard since he was a child.
- 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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2.3
A small bird, like a canary, that makes pleasant musical sounds
A small active songbird usually brown or grey from Europe, Asia and Africa
A bird that makes clear, pleasant sounds
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.4
A small bright yellow North American bird with a black cap that lives in shrubs
- Specialized
A small North American bird with black and white feathers and a bright orange head and throat
- Specialized
A small North American bird with yellow and olive-green feathers and black streaks
A small songbird with a yellow throat and streaked feathers found in western North America
A small songbird found in western North America with a yellow throat and rump
A small North American songbird with a white throat and bright yellow patches on its lower back and sides
- Specialized
A small active bird that sings, often brown or grey, from Europe, Asia and Africa
A small blue-gray bird with a bright yellow throat and breast found in eastern North America
- Specialized
A small active songbird usually brown or grey from Europe, Asia and Africa
- UK
A small European forest bird with pale yellow feathers and a clear trilling song
- Indian
A small bird from Asia and Africa that makes nests by sewing leaves together
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.