stonechat
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Stonechat — Stone chat , n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two pebbles.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird ({Pratincola rubicola}); called also {chickstone},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stonechat — ► NOUN ▪ a small heathland bird with a call like two stones being knocked together … English terms dictionary
stonechat — [stōn′chat΄] n. [from its cry, like the sound of pebbles knocked together] any of certain small, insect eating Old World thrushes (esp. Saxicola torquata) with a black head and back and a white rump … English World dictionary
stonechat — Wheatear 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stonechat — Chat Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. [1913 Webster] Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Icteria}, allied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stonechat — tikrosios kiauliukės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Saxicola angl. bushchat; chat; stonechat rus. настоящий чекан, m; чекан, m pranc. tarier, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kiauliukės siauresnis terminas – baltauodegė… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
stonechat — noun Etymology: 2chat Date: circa 1783 an Old World oscine songbird (Saxicola torquata) of the thrush family; also any of various related birds (genus Saxicola) … New Collegiate Dictionary
stonechat — /stohn chat /, n. any of several small Old World birds, esp. of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata. [1775 85; STONE + CHAT, so called from its warning cry which sounds like a clash of stones] * * * ▪ bird (species Saxicola torquata),… … Universalium
stonechat — n. type of European thrush (so called because of its cry which sounds like clashing stones) … English contemporary dictionary
stonechat — noun a small heathland bird of the thrush family, with a call like two stones being knocked together. [Saxicola torquata and related species.] … English new terms dictionary
