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mourning warbler

noun

  1. a North American wood warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, olive-green above, yellow below, and with a gray head and throat.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mourning warbler1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Example Sentences

The mourning warbler himself likes a roadside copse better than a deep wood, jealous as he may be of man's approach.

The mourning warbler's song, as I heard it, was like this: Whit whit whit, wit wit.

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