Meanings
nounyellowthroat (plural yellowthroats)
plural yellowthroats
- Any of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
Origin
Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + throat
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish naamiokerttuli
- naamiokerttuliwarbler of the genus Geothlypis
Welsh adar gyddf-felyn
- adar gyddf-felynwarbler of the genus Geothlypis
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APA
yellowthroat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowthroat
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“yellowthroat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowthroat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellowthroat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowthroat.
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