northern wheatears

wheat·ear (hw

îr

, w

A small thrush (Oenanthe oenanthe) having a gray back, buff breast, and white rump, found in open areas of most northern regions.

[Back-formation from earlier wheatears (taken as pl.) : probably by folk etymology from white + arse.]

wheatear [ˈwiːtˌɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small northern songbird of the genus Oenanthe, esp O. oenanthe, a species having a pale grey back, black wings and tail, white rump, and pale brown underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

[back formation from wheatears (wrongly taken as plural), probably from white + arse; compare Dutch witstaart, French culblanc white tail]

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Noun

wheatear - small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump

thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

genus Oenanthe, Oenanthe - wheatears

Translations

wheatear [ˈwiːtɪəʳ] N (Orn) → collalba f

wheatear [ˈwiːtˌɪəʳ] n (Zool) → culbianco

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A few northern wheatears and pied wagtails fed among the cattle, but the star of the show was strutting around in a sheep pasture, occasionally flying up onto a drystone wall, where it sat motionless for long periods.

travel/country: John Dempsey on country matters .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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Northern Waters Library Service
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Northern Way Steering Group
Northern Wei
Northern Wei dynasty
Northern Wei sculpture
Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living
Northern West Virginia Rural Health Education Center
Northern Westchester Hospital
Northern Westchester Hospital Center
Northern Westchester Putnam Teacher Center
Northern Westchester Watershed Committee
Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center
Northern Wetland Study
Northern Wetlands Study
Northern Wheatbelt Program
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Northern Wheatbelt Program Coordinating Group
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Northern Wild Rice
Northern Wind Innovation Programme
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northern woodsia
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Northern Xiongnu
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Northern Youth Darts Organisation
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