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whin·chat

 (wĭn′chăt′, hwĭn′-)
n.
A small brownish songbird (Saxicola rubetra) of Eurasia and Africa, having a buff breast and a broad white stripe above the eye.
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whinchat

(ˈwɪnˌtʃæt)
n
(Animals) an Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, having a mottled brown-and-white plumage with pale cream underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
[C17: from whin1 + chat1]
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whin•chat

(ˈʰwɪnˌtʃæt, ˈwɪn-)

n.
a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white patches in the tail.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.whinchat - brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadowswhinchat - brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
Saxicola rubetra
Old World chat, chat - songbirds having a chattering call
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whinchat

[ˈwɪnˌtʃæt] n (Zool) → staccino
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