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elaenia

noun
elae·​nia | \ ə̇ˈlÄ“nÄ“É™\

Definition of elaenia

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

History and Etymology for elaenia

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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