whinchat

English

Etymology

From whin +‎ chat (“type of songbird”).

Noun

whinchat (plural whinchats)

  1. A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.
    Synonyms: tick, (archaic) furzechat

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