blackpoll

1 of 2

noun (1)

black·​poll ˈblak-ˌpōl 

: a North American warbler (Dendroica striata) with the male having a black cap when in breeding plumage

black-poll warbler

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or less commonly blackpoll

ˈblak-ˌpōl 

: a North American warbler (Dendroica striata) having the top of the head of the male bird black when in full plumage

Examples of blackpoll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Plymouth County and the South Coast: The South Shore hosted an orchard oriole and a black vulture in Plympton, a blackpoll warbler at Manomet, six red crossbills in Myles Standish State Forest, and a Mississippi kite at Plymouth Municipal Airport. —BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

black entry 1 + poll entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1771, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1771, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blackpoll

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale