warbler
/ˈwɔːblə(r)/noun
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- any of a number of small insectivorous songbirds that typically have a warbling song莺。
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- an Old World bird of the family Sylviidae, which includes the blackcap, whitethroat, and chiffchaff.莺科（包括黑顶林莺、白喉林莺和叽喳柳莺）。
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- （亦作wood warbler）N. Amer. a New World bird of the family Parulidae.〈北美〉林莺（森莺科）。
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- Austral. an Australasian bird of the family Acanthizidae〈澳〉刺嘴莺（刺嘴莺科）。
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- informal a person who sings in a trilling or quavering voice〈非正式〉用颤音歌唱的人。