- whinchat
- noun Etymology: whin Date: 1678 a small brown and buff European singing bird (Saxicola rubetra) of grassy meadows
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Whinchat — Whin chat , n. [So called because it frequents whins.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small warbler ({Pratincola rubetra}) common in Europe; called also {whinchacker}, {whincheck}, {whin clocharet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whinchat — ► NOUN ▪ a small songbird related to the stonechat, with a brown back and orange buff underparts … English terms dictionary
whinchat — [hwin′chat΄, win′chat΄] n. [ WHIN1 + CHAT1, n.] a brown and buff migrating European thrush (Saxicola rubetra) that frequents heaths and meadows … English World dictionary
Whinchat — Taxobox name = Whinchat status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Male Whinchat image width = 204px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Muscicapidae genus = Saxicola species = S. rubetra… … Wikipedia
whinchat — Chat Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. [1913 Webster] Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Icteria}, allied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whinchat — kiauliukė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Saxicola rubetra angl. Whinchat vok. Braunkehlchen … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
whinchat — paprastoji kiauliukė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Saxicola rubetra angl. whinchat vok. Braunkehlchen, n rus. луговой чекан, m pranc. tarier des prés, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios kiauliukės sinonimas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
whinchat — /hwin chat , win /, n. a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff colored breast and white streaks in the tail. [1670 80; WHIN + CHAT] * * * ▪ bird (Saxicola rubetra), Eurasian thrush named for its habitat: swampy meadows,… … Universalium
whinchat — noun A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects … Wiktionary
whinchat — n. species of small European thrush (type of bird) … English contemporary dictionary
