Orphean warbler
noun
A brownish-grey and white warbler, Sylvia hortensis (family Sylviidae), of southern Europe, south-western Asia, and northern Africa.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. After the former scientific Latin name Sylvia orphea or French bec-fin orphée.
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