Nettlebird

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nettlebird \Net"tle*bird`\, n. (Zool.)
     the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
     common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also
     {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the
     {garden whitethroat}, or {golden warbler} ({Sylvia
     hortensis}), and the {lesser whitethroat} ({Sylvia curruca}).
     [1913 Webster]