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WHITETHROAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whitethroat mean?
• WHITETHROAT (noun)
The noun WHITETHROAT has 3 senses:
1. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
2. greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
3. common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
Familiarity information: WHITETHROAT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
lesser whitethroat; Sylvia curruca; whitethroat
Hypernyms ("whitethroat" is a kind of...):
warbler (a small active songbird)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
greater whitethroat; Sylvia communis; whitethroat
Hypernyms ("whitethroat" is a kind of...):
warbler (a small active songbird)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
white-throated sparrow; whitethroat; Zonotrichia albicollis
Hypernyms ("whitethroat" is a kind of...):
New World sparrow (sparrow-like North American finches)
Holonyms ("whitethroat" is a member of...):
genus Zonotrichia; Zonotrichia (large New World sparrows)
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