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WARBLER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small active songbird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("warbler" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warbler"):

gnatcatcher (very small North American and South American warblers)

kinglet (small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice)

Old World warbler; true warbler (small active brownish or greyish Old World birds)

greater whitethroat; Sylvia communis; whitethroat (greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts)

lesser whitethroat; Sylvia curruca; whitethroat (Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller)

New World warbler; wood warbler (small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("warbler" is a kind of...):

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

Derivation:

warble (sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below)

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