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: any of numerous small chiefly Old World oscine birds (family Sylviidae) many of which are noted songsters and are closely related to the thrushes
b
: any of numerous small brightly colored American oscine birds (family Parulidae) with a usually weak and unmusical song
called also wood warbler
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Among the birds caught and banded Thursday were a male chipping sparrow, 1 year old, and a female yellow warbler, 2 years old.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Even in pastoral scenes like his study of two magnolia warblers, the little birds vibrate with expectancy, each obviously poised for flight.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Even in pastoral scenes like his study of two magnolia warblers, the little birds vibrate with expectancy, each obviously poised for flight.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
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warbler
noun
war·bler
ˈwȯr-blər 
1
: one that warbles
2
a
: any of numerous small Old World songbirds many of which are noted for their melodious song and which are closely related to the thrushes
b
: any of numerous small brightly colored American songbirds with a usually weak and unmusical song
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