whitethroat

[ hwahyt-throht, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌθroʊt, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

any of several small songbirds having a throat that is white, especially an Old World warbler, Sylvia communis.

white-throated sparrow.

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Origin of whitethroat

First recorded in 1670–80; white + throat

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Examples from the Web for whitethroat

The song of the redstart is superior, though somewhat like that of the whitethroat; some birds have a few more notes than others.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1|Gilbert White
The Whitethroat is in England the most common of all the migratory warblers, and is generally diffused.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
A whitethroat rises from a bush and nervously discourses, gesticulating with wings and tail, for a few moments.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
Speaking of the sparrow family, did you see anything of Whitethroat?
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess

And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds and all the swallows!
Graded Poetry: Second Year|Various

British Dictionary definitions for whitethroat

whitethroat

/ (ˈwaɪtˌθrəʊt) /

noun

either of two Old World warblers, Sylvia communis or S. curruca (lesser whitethroat), having a greyish-brown plumage with a white throat and underparts

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