whitethroat meaning

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whitethroat (noun): Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller.

whitethroat has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

whitethroat as a noun

  1. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller

    Synonyms: lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca

    Type of: warbler

  2. greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts

    Synonyms: greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis

    Type of: warbler

  3. common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown

    Synonyms: white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis

    Type of: New World sparrow

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with WH · words ending in AT · 11-letter words

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