About The Word Kinglet
Learn about the word Kinglet to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Kinglet definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Kinglet
| Kinglet Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Kinglet?
[n] small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kinglet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Kinglet: See Also | genus Regulus | goldcrest | gold-crowned kinglet | golden-crested kinglet | Regulus | Regulus calendula | Regulus regulus | Regulus satrata | ruby-crowned kinglet | ruby-crowned wren | warbler Kinglet In Webster's Dictionary \King"let\, n.
1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small singing
birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[ae]}.
Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the
rubycrowned kinglet ({R. calendula}), are the most
common American species. The common English kinglet
({R. cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested wren},
{moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are often
popularly called {wrens}, both in America and England.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Wasting ‐ a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [n]…
- Culicidae ‐ mosquitoes
- Hydroxyacetic acid ‐ a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar…
- Vesuvius ‐ a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; erupted…
- Starwort ‐ low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped…
- Fraser fir ‐ small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies…
- Inexorability ‐ mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or…
- Anti-semitic ‐ discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [adj]…
- Katharobe ‐ an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic…
- Synagrops ‐ a genus of…