1
: any of several small birds (genus Regulus) that are related to the gnatcatchers
2
: a weak or petty king
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This is the prime time to find migrating fall warblers, vireos, and kinglets.
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courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Sparrows, ovenbirds, juncos, warblers, kinglets, and creepers are just some of the species on the casualty list.
—Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
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courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Sparrows, ovenbirds, juncos, warblers, kinglets, and creepers are just some of the species on the casualty list.
—Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019
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kinglet
noun
king·let
ˈkiŋ-lət 
: any of several small insect-eating birds
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