kinglet

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kinglet - 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