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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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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 TorreyAt last we had before us the rare and long-desired Philadelphia greenlet.
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British Dictionary definitions for greenlet
greenlet
/ (ˈɡriːnlɪt) /
noun
a vireo, esp one of the genus Hylophilus
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