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pine warbler

noun

a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.

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Words nearby pine warbler

pine snake, pine straw, pine tar, pine tree shilling, pine tree state, pine warbler, pineal, pineal apparatus, pineal body, pineal eye, pineal gland

Origin of pine warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pine warbler

  • After a long interval a pine-warbler uttered its lisping note.

    The Silent Places|Steward Edward White

  • High above the others, the trill of the pine-warbler rings clear and sweet—a more resonant instrument surely.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham