wheat·ear (hw t îr , wt-)n. A small thrush (Oenanthe oenanthe) having a gray back, buff breast, and white rump, found in open areas of most northern regions. |
wheatear [ˈwiːtˌɪə]
n
(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 | 1. |  wheatear - small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rumpthrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Oenanthe, Oenanthe - wheatears |
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