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wood warbler

9.5

A small European forest bird with pale yellow feathers and a clear trilling song

noun
/wʊd ˈwɔːblə/

: curruca sibilante

The wood warbler is noted for its sweet, trilling song heard in European woodlands.

Examples

We spotted a wood warbler flitting among the branches during our walk in the forest.
Conservation efforts have helped increase the wood warbler population in several protected forests.
Look! A wood warbler is perched on that branch!
I spotted a wood warbler in the park yesterday.
The wood warbler is noted for its sweet, trilling song heard in European woodlands.
We spotted a wood warbler flitting among the branches during our walk in the forest.
Conservation efforts have helped increase the wood warbler population in several protected forests.

Synonyms

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

vswood warbler

Specialized

9.9

A small European woodland bird with pale yellow feathers and a sweet song

is the common name used in everyday or birdwatching contexts

Surface Forms

wood warbler singular

wood warblers plural

Morphology

wood + warbler

The meaning 'a small woodland songbird' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wood' (wooded area) with 'warbler' (a small songbird); the compound signals a warbler associated with woods. This compositional noun-compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Wood warbler comes from wood (where it lives) and warbler (a bird that 'sings'). That name fits the European bird well because it is a small yellow singer you can hear 'trilling' in the trees.