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yellow-rumped warbler
[ yel-oh-ruhmpt ]
noun
- a common North American wood warbler, Dendroica coronata, having yellow spots on the rump, crown, and sides, including a white-throated eastern subspecies myrtle warbler and a yellow-throated western subspecies Audubon's warbler.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yellow-rumped warbler1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
It is quite commonly known as the Yellow-rumped Warbler, both in the east and west.
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The yellow-rumped warbler I saw, and one of the kinglets was leading its lisping brood about through the spruces.
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We used to call this the yellow-rumped warbler, a none too distinctive name, as other warblers have yellow rumps.
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Bell found a few small shells, and Harris shot a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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To my surprise saw a cheewink also, and the yellow-rumped warbler.
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