warbler
Americannoun
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any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.
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Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored.
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a person or thing that warbles.
noun
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a person or thing that warbles
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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
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Also called: wood warbler. any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured
Etymology
Origin of warbler
Example Sentences
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The Dartford warbler suffered from a population crash in the 1960s, leaving only a few pairs in Dorset.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The research focused on the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird that lives on Cousin Island in the Seychelles.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Native reptiles and birds, including the Be’er Sheva fringe-fingered lizard, the pin-tailed sandgrouse and the spectacled warbler, are now fall easy prey for crows and jays perched in the tree branches.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
The most common type found was the palm warbler, of which there were more than 300, followed by the yellow-rumped warbler.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
For years it escaped detection, but in 1939, two birders, operating independently in different places, coincidentally saw a Bachman’s warbler within two days of each other.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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