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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
2. 2
   common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown wordnet
3. 3
   greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts wordnet
4. 4
   Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

curruca communisgreater whitethroatgreater whitethroatlesser whitethroatlesser whitethroatsylvia communis

Etymology

From white + throat; so-called because the male of the species has a white throat.

Related phrases

Hume's whitethroatcommon whitethroatdesert whitethroatgarden whitethroatgreater whitethroatlesser whitethroat

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