noun
a genus of Parulidae
• Syn: ↑genus Dendroica
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parulidae, ↑family Parulidae
• Member Meronyms:
↑Cape May warbler, ↑Dendroica tigrina, ↑yellow warbler, ↑golden warbler, ↑yellowbird, ↑Dendroica petechia, ↑Blackburn, ↑Blackburnian warbler, ↑Dendroica fusca, ↑Audubon's warbler, ↑Audubon warbler, ↑Dendroica auduboni, ↑myrtle warbler, ↑myrtle bird, ↑Dendroica coronata, ↑blackpoll, ↑Dendroica striate
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\\denˈdrȯikə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + -oica (from Greek oikos house, dwelling place) — more at vicinity
: a genus of brightly colored No. American warblers (family Parulidae) including the Blackburnian, yellow, and magnolia warblers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.