greenlet

[ green-lit ]

noun

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

greenlet

/ ˈɡriːnlɪt /

noun

1. a vireo, esp one of the genus Hylophilus

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenlet¹

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

Example Sentences

I wondered, by the bye, whether my speech was as unintelligible to the greenlet as hers was to me.

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At last we had before us the rare and long-desired Philadelphia greenlet.

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