greenlet

[ green-lit ]

/ ˈgrin lɪt /

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noun

any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.

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Origin of greenlet

First recorded in 1830–35; green + -let; a partial translation of Latin vireō; see vireo

Words nearby greenlet

Greenland Sea, Greenland whale, Greenlawn, green lead ore, green leek, greenlet, green light, green light district, green line, greenling, green lung

How to use greenlet in a sentence

I wondered, by the bye, whether my speech was as unintelligible to the greenlet as hers was to me.
A Rambler's lease|Bradford Torrey
At last we had before us the rare and long-desired Philadelphia greenlet.
The Foot-path Way|Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for greenlet

greenlet

/ (ˈɡriːnlɪt) /

noun

a vireo, esp one of the genus Hylophilus

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