grasshopper warbler

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grasshopper warbler

Noun

grasshopper warbler (plural grasshopper warblers)

  1. Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.
    Synonym: (informal) gropper
    • 2016 July 12, Rob Yarham, The Guardian:
      Notoriously hard to see, the grasshopper warbler tends to throw its voice over long distances, while it stays out of sight.

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