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woodchat

[ wood-chat ]

noun

  1. Also woodchat shrike. a shrike, Lanius senator, of Europe and northern Africa, having a black forehead and a chestnut crown, nape, and mantle.
  2. any of various Asiatic thrushes, especially of the genus Larvivora.


woodchat

/ ˈwʊdˌtʃæt /

noun

  1. a songbird, Lanius senator, of Europe and N Africa, having a black-and-white plumage with a reddish-brown crown and a hooked bill: family Laniidae (shrikes)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodchat1

First recorded in 1695–1705; wood 1 + chat

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