|
|
1. (n.) wheatear
any of several small thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, esp. O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and N North America.
Etymology: (1585–95; prob. back formation from wheatears, for *whiteers white rump. See white , arse)
|
| Definition of 'wheatear' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) wheatear
small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
|
| Definition of 'wheatear' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) wheatear
a small European singing bird (Saxicola /nanthe). The male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper, fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'wheatear' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of wheatear 
