warbler

[ wawr-bler ]

/ ˈwɔr blər /

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noun

any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.Compare blackcap (def. 1), reed warbler.

Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored.Compare yellow warbler.

a person or thing that warbles.

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Origin of warbler

First recorded in 1605–15; warble¹ + -er¹

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How to use warbler in a sentence

She must have told her that dozens of species of warbler—all little and bright, with voices like flutes—came north every spring.
One Year to Live|Olivia Gentile|April 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
One of the most gorgeous tenants of this valley was Wilson's warbler.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser
No true gourmet would ever send this warbler to the shambles so long as scarcer birds might be obtained.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile

The yellow warbler, sometimes called the wild canary, flits through bush and tree and trills its gay notes in town and country.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
Another punctual bird is the yellow redpoll warbler, the first of his class that appears.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for warbler

warbler

/ (ˈwɔːblə) /

noun

a person or thing that warbles

any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores

Also called: wood warbler any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured

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warbler

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