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Definition of Old World warbler
1. Noun. Small active brownish or greyish Old World birds.
Group relationships: Family Sylviidae, Sylviidae
Generic synonyms: Warbler
Specialized synonyms: Blackcap, Silvia Atricapilla, Phylloscopus Sibilatrix, Wood Warbler, Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus, Reedbird, Sedge Bird, Sedge Warbler, Sedge Wren, Wren Warbler, Orthotomus Sutorius, Tailorbird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old World Warbler
Literary usage of Old World warbler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson (1912)
"and friendly robin redbreast—not the American thrush that is called a robin, but
the smaller Old World warbler. It had its nest of grass and moss and ..."
2. The Sport of bird-study: A Book for Young Or Active People by Herbert Keightley Job (1908)
"... or birds of the "Old World warbler" type, we have several dainty little midgets,
next in size to the hummers, which are very interesting. ..."
3. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1907)
"... of the Old World warbler family, and the varied thrush and the bluebird.
At first thought it seems strange that the larger birds should take the trouble ..."
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