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Cape May warbler

noun

North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dendroica, ↑genus Dendroica

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized C&M

Etymology: from Cape May county, New Jersey, where it was first identified

: an American warbler (Dendroica tigrina) that is olive green with dark streaks above and yellow with black streaks on the underparts

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a North American wood warbler, Dendroica tigrina, olive-green striped with black on the wings and back and yellow striped with black on the breast.

[1805-15; after CAPE MAY, New Jersey]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.