King"let (?), n.
1.
A little king; a weak or insignificant king.
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2. Zool.
Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae.
⇒ The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), and the rubycrowned kinglet (R. calendula), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet (R. cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren, moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called wrens, both in America and England.
© Webster 1913.