kinglet
Americannoun
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a king ruling over a small country or territory.
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any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.
noun
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derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory
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any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae
Etymology
Origin of kinglet
Example Sentences
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The scientific content is enlivened with explorations around Heinrich’s cabin in Maine, as well as results from his own delightfully ghoulish experiments — like heating up a dead kinglet and measuring its cooling rate.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
The team wraps up the north at 9:36 A.M. with 124 species according to Zygmont, the keeper of the list, including the hard-won meadowlark, grouse and kinglet.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
A day after we spoke, in fact, Parkins sent along a photo of a dead golden-crowned kinglet that she’d watched collide with a window near Central Park.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2020
One of those making an appearance could be the ruby-crowned kinglet, who winters in Mexico and the southern U.S. and is just passing through on its way to Canada or Alaska.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018
He was a mere kinglet and of little or no consequence at the time of Captain Cook's arrival in 1788; but about four years afterward he conceived the idea of enlarging his sphere of influence.
From Following the Equator — Part 1 by Mark Twain
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