Dendroica

noun

a genus of Parulidae

• Syn: ↑genus Dendroica

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Parulidae, ↑family Parulidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑Cape May warbler, ↑Dendroica tigrina, ↑yellow warbler, ↑golden warbler, ↑yellowbird, ↑Dendroica petechia, ↑Blackburn, ↑Blackburnian warbler, ↑Dendroica fusca, ↑Audubon's warbler, ↑Audubon warbler, ↑Dendroica auduboni, ↑myrtle warbler, ↑myrtle bird, ↑Dendroica coronata, ↑blackpoll, ↑Dendroica striate

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\\denˈdrȯikə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + -oica (from Greek oikos house, dwelling place) — more at vicinity

: a genus of brightly colored No. American warblers (family Parulidae) including the Blackburnian, yellow, and magnolia warblers