myrtle warbler

myrtle warbler

noun

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism

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Myrtle warbler is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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yellow-rumped warbler

[yel-oh-ruhmpt]
noun
a common North American wood warbler, Dendroica coronata, having yellow spots on the rump, crown, and sides, including a white-throated eastern subspecies (myrtle warbler) and a yellow-throated western subspecies (Audubon's warbler).

Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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myrtle warbler

noun
similar to Audubon's warbler 
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