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stonechat
[ stohn-chat ]
/ ˈstoʊnˌtʃæt /
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noun
any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
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British Dictionary definitions for stonechat
stonechat
/ (ˈstəʊnˌtʃæt) /
noun
an Old World songbird, Saxicola torquata, having a black plumage with a reddish-brown breast: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
Word Origin for stonechat
C18: so called from its cry, which sounds like clattering pebbles
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