wheatear
wheatear
noun
noun
- a mainly Eurasian and African songbird related to the chats, with black and buff or black and white plumage and a white rump
穗（即鸟） - Genus Oenanthe, family Turdidae: several species, in particular the grey-backed northern wheatear (O. oenanthe) of Eurasia and NE Canada
穗（即鸟）属，鸫科：多种，尤指欧亚和加拿大东北部的灰背普通穗（即鸟）（拉丁名O. oenanthe）
- late 16th cent.: apparently from white (assimilated to wheat) + arse (assimilated to ear)
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