kinglet

[ king-lit ]

noun
  1. a king ruling over a small country or territory.

  2. any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus.

Origin of kinglet

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; king + -let

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How to use kinglet in a sentence

  • But the ear is not tasked to identify the songs of the kinglets, as they tarry briefly with us in spring.

    A Year in the Fields | John Burroughs
  • In times of war between the kinglets—when were there no wars?

    London | Walter Besant
  • Kinglets build large nests of moss and feathers and lay as many as ten eggs.

  • The Gnatcatchers, like the Kinglets, are architects of more than usual ability, building a nest beautifully covered with lichens.

  • In his place we have Carolina chickadees and golden-crowned kinglets—and even, by good luck, an occasional ruby-crowned.

British Dictionary definitions for kinglet

kinglet

/ (ˈkɪŋlɪt) /


noun
  1. often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory

  2. US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae

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