Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little bird; a nestling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A little bird; a nestling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
bird .
Etymologies
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From bird + -let.
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Examples
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Why did not this birdlet remain within the bounds set by the scientific guild?
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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This handsome birdlet may be known by his dainty yellow hood, bordered with black, and cannot be mistaken for any other member of the great feathered fraternity.
Our Bird Comrades 1896
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