WARBLER


Meaning of WARBLER in English

/wawr"bleuhr/ , n.

1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae. Cf. blackcap (def. 1), reed warbler .

2. Also called wood warbler . any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored. Cf. yellow warbler .

3. a person or thing that warbles.

[ 1605-15; WARBLE 1 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .