WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•u•la
(par′yə lə, -ə lə),USA pronunciation n.
- Birdsany of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, esp. P. americana (northern parula), having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast. Also called par′ula war′bler.
- Neo-Latin Parula a genus name, alteration of Parulus an earlier genus name, equivalent. to Late Latin pār(us) titmouse (akin to Latin parra a bird whose cry was considered a bad omen) + Latin -ulus -ule
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