lesser whitethroat

Noun
Synonyms: lesser whitethroatwhitethroatSylvia curruca

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smallerSynonyms: lesser whitethroatwhitethroatSylvia curruca
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.) 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 (Sylvia hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca). [1913 Webster]
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