greenlet

[ green-lit ]
/ ˈgrin lɪt /

noun

any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.

Words nearby greenlet

greenland current, greenland sea, greenlander, greenlandic, greenlawn, greenlet, greenling, greenmail, greenmarket, greenness, greenock

Example sentences from the Web for greenlet

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

    A Rambler's lease |Bradford Torrey

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

    The Foot-path Way |Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for greenlet

greenlet
/ (ˈɡriːnlɪt) /

noun

a vireo, esp one of the genus Hylophilus