Kinglet

2 definitions found

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

  Kinglet \King"let\, n.
     1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small singing birds
        of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[ae]}.


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     Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the
           rubycrowned kinglet ({Regulus calendula}), are the most
           common American species. The common English kinglet
           ({Regulus cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested
           wren}, {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are
           often popularly called {wrens}, both in America and
           England.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kinglet
       n : small birds resembling warblers but having some of the
           habits of titmice