- kinglet
- noun Date: 1603 1. a weak or petty king 2. any of several small birds (genus Regulus) that are related to the gnatcatchers
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Kinglet — King let, n. 1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The golden crowned kinglet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinglet — [kiŋ′lit] n. [see LET] 1. a petty, unimportant king 2. any of several small Old World warblers (genus Regulus) with a bright colored crown, as the golden crowned kinglet ( R. satrapa) of North America: see WARBLER (sense 3) … English World dictionary
Kinglet — Taxobox name = Kinglets image width = 240px image caption = Goldcrest Regulus regulus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Regulidae genus = Regulus genus authority = Cuvier, 1800… … Wikipedia
kinglet — /king lit/, n. 1. a king ruling over a small country or territory. 2. any of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus. Cf. goldcrest, golden crowned kinglet, ruby crowned kinglet. [1595 1605; KING + LET] * * * ▪ bird any of… … Universalium
kinglet — noun a) A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. Cæsar termeth all the Lords, which in his time had justice in France, to be Kinglets [tr. ], or pettie Kings. b) A bird of the crest family (Regulidae). “My son hears… … Wiktionary
kinglet — /ˈkɪŋlət/ (say kingluht) noun 1. a king ruling over a small country or territory. 2. any of several small birds of the genus Regulus, as the firecrest or the goldcrest of Europe or the golden crowned kinglet, R. satrapa of North America …
kinglet — nykštukai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Regulus angl. kinglet vok. Goldhähnchen, n rus. королёк, m pranc. roitelet, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nykštukiniai siauresnis terminas – auksajuostis nykštukas siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Kinglet primary — Kinglet was a boosted fission primary used in two designs of American thermonuclear weapons, the W55 and the W58; and was also adapted by the British as a super hardened primary known as Harriet used in the Chevaline improvements to the British… … Wikipedia
Kinglet Calyptura — Taxobox name = Kinglet Calyptura status = CR | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Incertae sedis genus = Calyptura genus authority = Swainson, 1832 species = C. cristata… … Wikipedia
kinglet calyptura — kalipturos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Calyptura angl. kinglet calyptura vok. Goldhähnchenkotinga, f rus. калиптура, f; корольковая котинга, f pranc. cotinga roitelet, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kotinginiai… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
kinglet calyptura — kaliptura statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Calyptura cristata angl. kinglet calyptura vok. Goldhähnchenkotinga, f rus. калиптура, f; корольковая котинга, f pranc. cotinga roitelet, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kalipturos … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
