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Tennessee warbler

Tennessee warbler noun: oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.

Noun

Tennessee warbler (plural Tennessee warblers)

  1. Oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.
    • The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. […] The Tennessee warbler always shows a dark line through the eye and a strong pale superciliary line over the eye.2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303
    Synonyms:
    Tennessee

Synonyms of Tennessee warbler

Forms of Tennessee warbler

pluralTennessee warblers

Questions about Tennessee warbler

What does Tennessee warbler mean?
Tennessee warbler means oreothlypis peregrina, a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America and South America.
What part of speech is Tennessee warbler?
Tennessee warbler is a noun.
What is the plural of Tennessee warbler?
The plural of Tennessee warbler is Tennessee warblers.

Words near Tennessee warbler in the dictionary

  1. Tennessee quick step
  2. Tennessee rifle
  3. Tennessee rifles
  4. Tennessee River
  5. Tennessee Valley Indians
  6. Tennessee warbler
  7. Tennessee warblers
  8. Tennessee windage
  9. Tennesseean
  10. Tennesseeans
  11. Tennessees

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