Wheatear Definition

wētîr, hwēt-
noun
Any of a genus (Oenanthe) of small, long-legged, migrating thrushes native to the Old World, esp. a species (O. oenanthe) now in North America.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wheatear

Noun

Singular:
wheatear
Plural:
wheatears

Origin of Wheatear

  • Back-formation from earlier wheatears (taken as pl.) probably by folk etymology from white arse

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • wheat +"Ž ear

    From Wiktionary

Wheatear Sentence Examples

  • A male White Wagtail was in the carpark and a rather bedraggled male Wheatear was on the short turf near the beach.

  • Moorland birds include red grouse, snipe, curlew, wheatear and whinchat as well as ring ouzel.

  • Breckland has its own wildlife specialities, such as wheatear, the rare stone curlew and Breckland thyme and Spiked speedwell.

  • We had excellent views of a Desert Wheatear perched on a small acacia bush and Julia found a male stonechat perched on stubble.

  • A dry well grazed area produced three woodchat shrikes along with masked shrike, 3 species of wheatear and hundreds of flava wagtail species.

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