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GREENLET
Etymology
Noun
greenlet (plural greenlets)
Any of various birds in the genus Hylophilus.
Source: Wiktionary
Green"let, n.
Definition: l. (Zoöl.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love (V. Philadelphicus); the warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the yellow-throated greenlet (V. flavifrons) and others. See Vireo.
2. (Zoöl,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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