Meaning of WHITETHROAT
| Pronunciation: | | 'wIt`throwt
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- [n] common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
- [n] grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
- [n] Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
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| | Synonyms: | | greater whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, Sylvia communis, Sylvia curruca, white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis |
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| | See Also: | | genus Zonotrichia, New World sparrow, warbler, Zonotrichia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also
{strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the
garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and
the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).
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