/par"yeuh leuh, -euh leuh/ , n.
any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, esp. P. americana (northern parula) , having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast. Also called parula warbler .
[ Parula a genus name, alter. of Parulus an earlier genus name, equiv. to LL par ( us ) titmouse (akin to L parra a bird whose cry was considered a bad omen) + L -ulus -ULE ]