blackburnian

noun

black·​burn·​ian

blakˈbərnēən

variants or blackburnian warbler

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗⸗-

plural -s

often capitalized B

: a North American warbler (Dendroica fusca synonym blackburniae) strongly marked in the male with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck and with an orange-yellow breast

Word History

Etymology

Mrs. Hugh Blackburn, 18th century Englishwoman + English -ian

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