See Also: Kinglet(medicine)
kinglet(dictionary)

kinglet (iou)



kinglet noun. E17.
[from KING noun + -LET.]
A petty king; a king ruling over a small territory. Usu. derog. E17.
Any of several tiny birds of the genus Regulus; esp. R. satrapa and R. calendula, of N. America, and (formerly) the goldcrest, R. regulus. M19.
? The birds (sense 2) are usu. included in the warbler family, Sylviidae, but sometimes assigned to a distinct family Regulidae.