ELAENIA


Meaning of ELAENIA in English

ə̇ˈlēnēə noun

Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek elaïnea, feminine of elaïneos of the olive, of olivewood, from elaia olive; from the color of the plumage

1. capitalized : a genus of small crested insectivorous birds (family Tyrannidae) of tropical America and the West Indies

2. -s : any bird of the genus Elaenia

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