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KINGLET n. 2 definitions

A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle.

A small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus), having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren.

f several species of small American singing birds, of the genus Polioptila, allied to the kinglets. -- Gnat flower, the bee flower. -- Gnat hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; -- called also gnat owl. -- Gnat snapper (Zoöl.), a bird that catches gnats. -- Gnat strainer, a person ostentatiously punctilious about…

The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or R. regulus); -- called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See Kinglet.

Same as Kinglet, 1. Churchill.

Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.]