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Meaning of FIELDFARE

Pronunciation:  'feeld`fehr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
 
 Synonyms: snowbird, Turdus pilaris
 
 See Also: genus Turdus, thrush, Turdus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Field"fare`\ (?; 277), n. [OE. feldfare, AS.
feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zo["o]l.)
a small thrush ({Turdus pilaris}) which breeds in northern
Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and
lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the
back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also {fellfare}.
 

 

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