king·let (k ng lt)n. 1. Any of several small, grayish North American birds of the genus Regulus, having a yellowish or reddish patch on the crown of the head. 2. A king ruling a kingdom considered small or unimportant. |
kinglet [ˈkɪŋlɪt]
n
1. Often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  kinglet - small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmicewarbler - a small active songbird genus Regulus, Regulus - a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets goldcrest, golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus - European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch gold-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrata - American golden-crested kinglet Regulus calendula, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned wren - American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch |
Translations
kinglet
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(US: Orn) → Goldhähnchen nt
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