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greenlet

/green-lit/US // ˈgrin lɪt //UK // (ˈɡriːnlɪt) //

小绿,小绿帽,绿色小鸟,小绿瓶

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.

Examples

  • I wondered, by the bye, whether my speech was as unintelligible to the greenlet as hers was to me.

  • At last we had before us the rare and long-desired Philadelphia greenlet.