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kinglet
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king·let  (knglt)
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
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Noun1.kinglet - small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmicekinglet - small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
warbler - 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
n
(US: Orn) → Goldhähnchen nt
(= king) → König m → eines kleinen oder unbedeutenden Landes
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