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warbler [ˈwɔːblə] n
1. (Music, other) a person or thing that warbles 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called wood warbler any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| the spell of dumbness is upon them all--there is not a single warbler in the valley! The song may be compared to that of the Sedge warbler, but is more powerful; some harsh notes and some very high ones, being mingled with a pleasant warbling. I suppose,' muttered Gabriel, 'that's out of the 'Prentice's Garland or the 'Prentice's Delight, or the 'Prentice's Warbler, or the Prentice's Guide to the Gallows, or some such improving textbook. |
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