WHINCHAT

whinchat, Saxicola rubetra

(noun) brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whinchat (plural whinchats)

A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.

Source: Wiktionary


Whin"chat`, n. Etym: [So called because it frequents whins.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small warbler (Pratincola rubetra) common in Europe; -- called also whinchacker, whincheck, whin-clocharet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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