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English Dictionary: whitethroat by the DICT Development Group
2 results for whitethroat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whitethroat
n
  1. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
    Synonym(s): lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
  2. greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
    Synonym(s): greater whitethroat, whitethroat, Sylvia communis
  3. common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
    Synonym(s): white-throated sparrow, whitethroat, Zonotrichia albicollis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]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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