1. in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers; [syn: Sylviidae, family Sylviidae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Sylviidae
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae)
of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers;
American kinglets and gnatcatchers [syn: Sylviidae,
family Sylviidae]