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Greenlet

Green′let

,
Noun.
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
.
2.
(Zool,)
Any species of
Cyclorhis
, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits.

Definition 2024


greenlet

greenlet

English

Noun

greenlet (plural greenlets)

  1. Any of various birds in the genus Hylophilus.