warbler

warbler
    n 1: a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the
         song
    2: a small active songbird
    

Warbler \War"bler\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
      applied chiefly to birds.
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            In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
                                                  --Tickell.
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   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
      singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviidae}, many of
      which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
      warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see under
      {Sedge}) are well-known species.
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   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
      colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
      {Mniotiltidae}, or {Sylvicolinae}. They are allied to the
      Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
      musical.
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   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.
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   {Bush warbler} (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
      {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({Opornis agilis}).
      

   {Creeping warbler} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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 ({Sylvania
      pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({Sylvania Canadensis}),
      and the American redstart (see {Redstart}).

   {Ground warbler} (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
      {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
      Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
      {Yellowthroat}).

   {Wood warbler} (Zool.), 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 ({Dendroica coronata}), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
      striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
      castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
      Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
      tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and
      the pine warbler ({Dendroica pinus}). See also {Magnolia
      warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.
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112 Moby Thesaurus words for "warbler":
      Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Philomel, alto, aria singer, avifauna,
      baby bird, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo,
      basso cantante, basso profundo, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno,
      bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey,
      birdie, birdlife, birdy, blues singer, bulbul, cage bird, canary,
      cantatrice, cantor, caroler, chanter, chantress, chick,
      coloratura soprano, comic bass, contralto, countertenor, crooner,
      cuckoo, cygnet, deep bass, diva, diving bird, dove,
      dramatic soprano, eagle, eaglet, feathered songster,
      fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl,
      fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, heroic tenor, hymner,
      improvisator, insect-eating bird, lark, lead singer, lieder singer,
      mavis, melodist, mezzo-soprano, migrant, migratory bird,
      mockingbird, nestling, nightingale, opera singer, oriole,
      oscine bird, owl, passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen,
      perching bird, pigeon, prima donna, psalm singer, ratite, ringdove,
      rock-and-roll singer, sea bird, seed-eating bird, shore bird,
      singer, singing bird, singstress, song sparrow, songbird, songster,
      songstress, soprano, squab, storm petrel, stormy petrel, swan,
      tenor, thrush, torch singer, vocalist, vocalizer, voice,
      wading bird, water bird, waterfowl, wildfowl, yodeler