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warbler

American  
[wawr-bler] / ˈwɔr blər /

noun

  1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.

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

  3. a person or thing that warbles.


warbler British  
/ ˈwɔːblə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that warbles

  2. 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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of warbler

First recorded in 1605–15; warble 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The research focused on the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird that lives on Cousin Island in the Seychelles.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

The former James Bond and “SOS” warbler was ordered to make a $1,000 donation to Yellowstone Forever, a nonprofit organization supporting the park, by April 1 and was also fined $500.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2024

The best new ideas come to me like a warbler away from our yearly encounter at my home sanctuary.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2024

Preparing to release a prothonotary warbler after banding it at the Fort Morgan State Historic Site in Fort Morgan, Ala., last month.Credit...

From New York Times Nov. 14, 2023

The thin-throated, wrenlike warbler and the ham-necked, pincer-beaked blackbirds were anatomical cousins—variants of the same species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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