stonechat

[ stohn-chat ]
/ ˈstoʊnˌtʃæt /

noun

any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.

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Origin of stonechat

1775–85; stone + chat, so called from its warning cry which sounds like a clash of stones

Words nearby stonechat

stone-hearted, stone-lily, stoneboat, stonecast, stonecat, stonechat, stonecrop, stonecrop family, stonecutter, stoned, stoneface
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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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