greenlet

[ green-lit ]

noun

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

Origin of greenlet

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

Words Nearby greenlet

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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 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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