elaenia
noun
elae·nia
ə̇ˈlēnēə
1
capitalized : a genus of small crested insectivorous birds (family Tyrannidae) of tropical America and the West Indies
2
plural -s : any bird of the genus Elaenia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, modification of Greek elaïnea, feminine of elaïneos of the olive, of olivewood, from elaia olive; from the color of the plumage