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ˈʰwitˌɪər, ˈwit-wheatear

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wheatearnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. wheatearnoun

    Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Wheatearnoun

    A small bird very delicate.

    What cook would lose her time in picking larks, wheatears, and other small birds. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Wheatear

    The wheatears are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. This is an Old World group, but the northern wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland and in western Canada and Alaska.

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  1. wheatear

    A wheatear is a small, typically ground-dwelling bird that belongs to the genus Oenanthe in the family Muscicapidae. They are named for their characteristic white rump, which is visible during flight. They are found in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, deserts, and rocky areas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wheatearnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Wheatear

    The wheatears are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. This is an Old World group, but the Northern Wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland and in western Canada and Alaska.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wheatear in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wheatear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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