Sylviidae

plural noun

Syl·​vi·​idae

silˈvīəˌdē

: a family of small 10-primaried oscine passerine birds related to the thrushes and consisting of the Old World or true warblers and the kinglets and gnatcatchers of America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sylvia, type genus + -idae

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