FIELDFARE

fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris

(noun) medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fieldfare (plural fieldfares)

A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.

Source: Wiktionary


Field"fare`, n. Etym: [OE. feldfare, AS. feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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