Woodchat

Woodchat
Woodchat Wood"chat`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera {Ianthia} and {Larvivora}. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath. (b) A European shrike ({Enneoctonus rufus}). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white. [1913 Webster]

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  • woodchat — noun see woodchat shrike …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • woodchat — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several Asian birds of the family Turdidae and the genus Erithacus the males of which are mostly bright blue marked with red or rufous beneath 2. or woodchat shrike : a European shrike (Lanius senator) whose males have …   Useful english dictionary

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  • woodchat — noun Lanius senator, a medium sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family …   Wiktionary

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