About The Word Wheatear
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Wheatear
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What's The Definition Of Wheatear?
[n] small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wheatear: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wheatear: See Also | genus Oenanthe | Oenanthe | thrush Wheatear In Webster's Dictionary \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]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}.
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