Definitions for yellowthroatˈyɛl oʊˌθroʊt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yel•low•throatˈyɛl oʊˌθroʊt(n.)

  1. any of various New World wood warblers of the genus Geothlypis, typically nesting in dense undergrowth, esp. the common North American species G. trichas, with a yellow throat and breast, and, in the male, a black mask.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of yellowthroat:

1695–1705

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yellowthroat(noun)

    small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat

Wiktionary

  1. yellowthroat(Noun)

    A mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yellowthroat(noun)

    any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species


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