willow warbler
noun
any of several usually grayish-green leaf warblers, especially Phylloscopus trochilus, of Europe.
Origin of willow warbler
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby willow warbler
willow oak,
willow pattern,
willow ptarmigan,
willow run,
willow tit,
willow warbler,
willow-leaved jessamine,
willowbrook,
willower,
willowherb,
willowick
Example sentences from the Web for willow warbler
The willow-warbler is a rather larger bird with a tinge of yellow in his plumage.
Birds in Flight |W. P. PycraftThree other tantalizing little members of this numerous tribe are the chiff-chaff, willow-warbler, and wood-warbler.
Birds in Flight |W. P. PycraftOrnithologists seem well agreed that the Willow-warbler's food consists entirely of insects.
British Birds in their Haunts |Rev. C. A. Johns
British Dictionary definitions for willow warbler
willow warbler
noun
an Old World warbler, Phylloscopus trochilis, of Eurasian woodlands