parula

American  

[par-yuh-luh, -uh-luh] / ˈpær yə lə, -ə lə /

noun

1. any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana northern parula, having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.

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Etymology

Origin of parula

< New Latin Parula a genus name, alteration of Parulus an earlier genus name, equivalent to Late Latin pār ( us ) titmouse (akin to Latin parra a bird whose cry was considered a bad omen) + Latin -ulus -ule

Example Sentences

“In 2015, I had great blue heron, red-bellied woodpecker, American crow, American robin, brown thrasher, northern parula, pine warbler, yellow-throated warbler, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow.”

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2019

Then he follows the flight of a parula warbler.

From Time Magazine Archive

Incidentally, we never see the parula around here.

From Time Magazine Archive