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Meaning of WHINCHAT

Pronunciation:  'win`chat

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
 
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 Synonyms: Saxicola rubetra
 
 See Also: chat, Old World chat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.
 

 

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