wood warbler

wood warbler

noun
1.
warbler (def. 2).
2.
a yellowish-green European warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix.

Origin:
1810–20
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Wood warbler is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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wood warbler
 
n
1.  a European woodland warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, with a dull yellow plumage
2.  See warbler another name for the American warbler

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wood warbler

any of several members of the songbird family Parulidae (formerly Compsothlypidae or Mniotiltidae, order Passeriformes). They are New World birds distinct from the true warblers of the Old World (see warbler).

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