Greenlet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greenlet \Green"let\, n.
     1. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing
        birds, of the genus {Vireo}, as the solitary, or
        blue-headed ({Vireo solitarius}); the brotherly-love ({V.
        Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet ({V. gilvus}); the
        yellow-throated greenlet ({V. flavifrons}) and others. See


        {Vireo}.
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     2. (Zool,) Any species of {Cyclorhis}, a genus of tropical
        American birds allied to the tits.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
     belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family
     {Vireonidae}. In many of the species the back is greenish, or
     olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}.
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     Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species
           are the white-eyed vireo ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the
           red-eyed vireo ({Vireo olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or
           solitary, vireo ({Vireo solitarius}), the warbling
           vireo ({Vireo gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo
           ({Vireo flavifrons}). All these are noted for the
           sweetness of their songs.
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