elaenia

noun

elae·​nia

ə̇ˈlēnēə

1

capitalized : a genus of small crested insectivorous birds (family Tyrannidae) of tropical America and the West Indies

2

plural -s : any bird of the genus Elaenia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, modification of Greek elaïnea, feminine of elaïneos of the olive, of olivewood, from elaia olive; from the color of the plumage

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