I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.
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Chiffchaff — Resting during migration at sea … Wikipedia
chiffchaff — ► NOUN ▪ a common warbler with drab plumage and a repetitive call. ORIGIN imitative of its call … English terms dictionary
chiffchaff — [chif′chaf΄] n. [echoic of its cry] a small, olive green and brown European warbler (Phylloscopus collybita), feeding mainly on insects and spiders … English World dictionary
Chiffchaff — pilkoji pečialinda statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Phylloscopus collybita angl. Chiffchaff vok. Weidenlaubsänger … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
chiffchaff — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1780 a small grayish European warbler (Phylloscopus collybita) … New Collegiate Dictionary
chiffchaff — /chif chaf , chahf /, n. a common, greenish Old World warbler, Phylloscopus collybita. [1770 80; gradational compound; imit.] * * * ▪ bird (Phylloscopus collybita), warbler (family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes) of western Eurasia, named for… … Universalium
chiffchaff — n. type of small European songbird with yellowish green feathers … English contemporary dictionary
chiffchaff — noun a common warbler with drab plumage and a repetitive call. [Phylloscopus collybita.] Origin C18: imitative of its call … English new terms dictionary
chiffchaff — chiff·chaff … English syllables
chiffchaff — chiff•chaff [[t]ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf, ˌtʃɑf[/t]] n. orn a greenish brown Old World warbler Phylloscopus collybita[/ex] • Etymology: 1770–80; imit.; cf. GZilpzalpchiffchaff … From formal English to slang
