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yellow warbler

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of certain small, yellow-colored songbird, including:

A yellow New World warbler (family Parulidae), of genus Setophaga, such as Setophaga petechia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of certain small, yellow-colored songbird, including:

A yellow Old World warbler, any of several species of family Acrocephalidae, in genera Iduna and Calamonastides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

yellow-throated American wood warbler

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: golden warbler, yellowbird, Dendroica petechia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World warbler, wood warbler

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: loistokerttuli — small, yellow songbird of genus Setophaga
  • Ahtna: tʼaanʼ łtigi — Setophaga petechia
  • Catalan: bosquerola groga — Setophaga petechia
  • Finnish: keltakerttuli — Setophaga petechia
  • Hungarian: aranyos lombjáró — Setophaga petechia
  • Hungarian: sárga lombjáró — Setophaga petechia
  • Portuguese: mariquita-amarela — Setophaga petechia
  • Finnish: keltakerttu — small, yellow songbirds in Acrocephalidae