WARBLER
warbler
(noun) a small active songbird
warbler
(noun) a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
warbler (plural warblers)
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
One who warbles.
(UK, slang) A hissy fit.
Anagrams
• brawler
Source: Wiktionary
War"bler, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied
chiefly to birds.
In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds
belonging to the family Sylviidæ, many of which are noted songsters.
The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge
warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored,
American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidæ, or
Sylvicolinæ. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of
them are not particularly musical.
Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to their
habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers, fly-catching warblers,
ground warblers, wood warblers, wormeating warblers, etc. Bush
warbler (Zoöl.) any American warbler of the genus Opornis, as the
Connecticut warbler (O. agilis).
– Creeping warbler (Zoöl.), any one of several species of very
small American warblers belonging to Parula, Mniotilta, and allied
genera, as the blue yellow-backed warbler (Parula Americana), and the
black-and-white creeper (Mniotilta varia).
– Fly-catching warbler (Zoöl.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied genera having
the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with strong rictal bristles
at the base, as the hooded warbler (Sylvania mitrata), the black-
capped warbler (S. pusilla), the Canadian warbler (S. Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
– Ground warbler (Zoöl.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler (G. Philadelphia), and the
Maryland yellowthroat (see Yellowthroat).
– Wood warbler (Zoöl.), any one of numerous American warblers of
the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood warblers in the
Eastern States are the yellowbird, or yellow warbler (see under
Yellow), the black-throated green warbler (Dendroica virens), the
yellow-rumped warbler (D. coronata), the blackpoll (D. striata), the
bay-breasted warbler (D. castanea), the chestnut-sided warbler (D.
Pennsylvanica), the Cape May warbler (D. tigrina), the prairie
warbler (see under Prairie), and the pine warbler (D. pinus). See
also Magnolia warbler, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition