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Whitethroat

Whitethroat Meaning & Definition
Whitethroat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whitethroat?

[n] common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
[n] grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
[n] Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller

Synonyms | Synonyms for Whitethroat: greater whitethroat | lesser whitethroat | Sylvia communis | Sylvia curruca | white-throated sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis

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See Also | genus Zonotrichia | New World sparrow | warbler | Zonotrichia

Whitethroat In Webster's Dictionary

\White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).

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