regulus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the brightest star in Leo
  2. noun a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regulus.

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