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whinchat

Syllabification: (whin·chat)
Pronunciation: /ˈwinˌCHat/
Definition of whinchat

noun

  • a small Eurasian and North African songbird related to the stonechat, with a brown back and orange-buff underparts.
    • Saxicola rubetra, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae

Origin:

late 17th century: from whin1 + chat2

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