Warbler

3 definitions found

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

  Warbler \War"bler\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
        applied chiefly to birds.
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              In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.


                                                    --Tickell.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
        singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviidae}, many of
        which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
        warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see under
        {Sedge}) are well-known species.
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     3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
        colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
        {Mniotiltidae}, or {Sylvicolinae}. They are allied to the
        Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
        musical.
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     Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
           their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
           fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
           wormeating warblers, etc.
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     {Bush warbler} (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
        {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({Opornis agilis}).
        
  
     {Creeping warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        very small American warblers belonging to {Parula},
        {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
        warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white
        creeper ({Mniotilta varia}).
  
     {Fly-catching warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and allied
        genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
        strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
        ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
        pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({Sylvania Canadensis}),
        and the American redstart (see {Redstart}).
  
     {Ground warbler} (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
        {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
        Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
        {Yellowthroat}).
  
     {Wood warbler} (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
        of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common wood
        warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
        yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated
        green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped
        warbler ({Dendroica coronata}), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
        striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
        castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
        Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
        tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and
        the pine warbler ({Dendroica pinus}). See also {Magnolia
        warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  warbler
       n 1: a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the
            song
       2: a small active songbird

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  112 Moby Thesaurus words for "warbler":
     Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Philomel, alto, aria singer, avifauna,
     baby bird, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo,
     basso cantante, basso profundo, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno,
     bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey,
     birdie, birdlife, birdy, blues singer, bulbul, cage bird, canary,
     cantatrice, cantor, caroler, chanter, chantress, chick,
     coloratura soprano, comic bass, contralto, countertenor, crooner,
     cuckoo, cygnet, deep bass, diva, diving bird, dove,
     dramatic soprano, eagle, eaglet, feathered songster,
     fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl,
     fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, heroic tenor, hymner,
     improvisator, insect-eating bird, lark, lead singer, lieder singer,
     mavis, melodist, mezzo-soprano, migrant, migratory bird,
     mockingbird, nestling, nightingale, opera singer, oriole,
     oscine bird, owl, passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen,
     perching bird, pigeon, prima donna, psalm singer, ratite, ringdove,
     rock-and-roll singer, sea bird, seed-eating bird, shore bird,
     singer, singing bird, singstress, song sparrow, songbird, songster,
     songstress, soprano, squab, storm petrel, stormy petrel, swan,
     tenor, thrush, torch singer, vocalist, vocalizer, voice,
     wading bird, water bird, waterfowl, wildfowl, yodeler