Meanings
nounempid (plural empids)
plural empids
- informalbiologyA bird in the taxonomic genus Empidonax.
Nowadays people also go at great lengths to come up with ways to decipher the ID of a silent empid, but it is something of a tortuous task.
2019 September 25, Mark Dennis, “A Digital Solution for a Silent Empid”, in Cape Sable Birding (blog), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2026
Origin
Clipping of Empidonax.
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APA
empid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empid
MLA
“empid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empid.
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