Meaning Of The Word Wheatear

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wheatear in American English
any of a genus (Oenanthe) of small, long-legged, migrating thrushes native to the Old World, esp. a species (O. oenanthe) now in North America
noun: any of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, esp. O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America

wheatear in British English
noun: any small northern songbird of the genus Oenanthe, esp O. oenanthe, a species having a pale grey back, black wings and tail, white rump, and pale brown underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

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