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Definition of Fledglings
1. fledgling [n] - See also: fledgling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fledglings
Literary usage of Fledglings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"With the conclusion of peace there of peace. TWO POOR LITTLE . BELGIAN Fledglings
By PIERRE LOTI. Translation by Florence Simmonds. ..."
2. The Midland by Frank Luther Mott, John Towner Frederick (1918)
"Fledglings My singing thoughts beat at their bars For they would fain wing to
the stars; Yet when one flutters forth and tries To soar and sing — it falls ..."
3. Travels, Researches, and Missionary Labors, During an Eighteen Years by Johann Ludwig Krapf, Ernest George Ravenstein (1860)
"... jungle—Extemporized bridges and their dangers—Entrance into the Wilderness—A
feast of fledglings—Hearing home— Arrival at Rabbai—Concluding reflections. ..."
4. Vision: A Magazine for Youth (1893)
"... would lay our hearts to rest; For we know the Love abiding With the fledglings
in the nest." THE KING'S SOLDIERS. OUCH rows of bright little faces beml- ..."
5. The Prisoner of Chiloane: Or, With the Portuguese in South-east Africa by Wallis Mackay (1890)
"... only troubling the older and more hardened birds to the extent of cajoling
them to let me deal with the fledglings in little groups at their home places ..."
6. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1992)
"Fledglings Fledglings are defined for model purposes as young that survive ...
If it is a good year, then the pair produces fledglings according to a beta ..."
7. Birds of the Colorado Valley ...: Scientific and Popular Information by Elliott Coues (1878)
"... Fledglings, juet from the neet, are altogether different from the adults.
They have the upper parts dusky, mixed with some yellowish-brown, ..."
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