Crossword-Solution: GREENLET
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Greenlet | n. | l. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love (V. Philadelphicus); the warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the yellow-throated greenlet (V. flavifrons) and others. See Vireo. |
| Greenlet | n. | Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “GREENLET”
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| type of insectivorous songbird | 1 answer |
| Vireo | 4 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with GREENLET (5)
The white-eyed greenlet is a vocalist of such extraordinary versatility and power that one feels almost guilty in speaking of him under the title which stands at the head of this paper.
The popular name of this species of an attractive family is Yellow Throated Greenlet, and our young readers will find much pleasure in watching its pretty movements and listening to its really delightful song whenever they visit the places where it loves to spend the happy hours of summer.
Red-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Greenlet, and Red-eyed Fly-catcher are the names variously applied to this pretty representative of his family, of which there are about fifty species.
How do the tiny parents contrive to cover so many eggs and to feed such a nestful of fledglings? Solitary Vireo (_Vireo solitarius_) Vireo or Greenlet family _Called also_: BLUE-HEADED VIREO _Length_--5.5 to 7 inches.
Red-eyed Vireo (_Vireo olivaceus_) Vireo or Greenlet family _Called also_: THE PREACHER _Length_--5.75 to 6.25 inches.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1986).