Meaning of WHEATEAR
Pronunciation: | | 'weet`eer
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump |
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| See Also: | | genus Oenanthe, Oenanthe, thrush | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The
male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings
and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the
tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each
side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper},
{fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}.
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