stonechat

[ stohn-chat ]

/ ˈstoʊnˌtʃæt /

noun

any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.

Origin of stonechat

1775–85; stone + chat, so called from its warning cry which sounds like a clash of stones

Words nearby stonechat

stone-broke, stone bruise, stone canal, stonecast, stonecat, stonechat, stone china, stone-cold, stone crab, stonecrop, stonecrop family

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Example sentences from the Web for stonechat

Only once have I seen a stonechat in the neighbourhood of this garden.
In a Cheshire Garden|Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton
But the rock stood still, and a stonechat went and perched on it.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI.|Various
That delightful, restless little bird, the stonechat, is a near relation of the wheatear.
Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft
It is difficult to put oneself in the place of the Stonechat or of the Whinchat.
Territory in Bird Life|H. Eliot Howard

This was on April 23rd, and there were four eggs of the Stonechat.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for stonechat

stonechat

/ (ˈstəʊnˌtʃæt) /

noun

an Old World songbird, Saxicola torquata, having a black plumage with a reddish-brown breast: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

Word Origin for stonechat

C18: so called from its cry, which sounds like clattering pebbles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stonechat
释义	stonechat [ stohn-chat ] / ˈstoʊnˌtʃæt / noun any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata. Origin of stonechat 1775–85; stone + chat, so called from its warning cry which sounds like a clash of stones Words nearby stonechat stone-broke, stone bruise, stone canal, stonecast, stonecat, stonechat, stone china, stone-cold, stone crab, stonecrop, stonecrop family Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stonechat Only once have I seen a stonechat in the neighbourhood of this garden. In a Cheshire Garden\|Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton But the rock stood still, and a stonechat went and perched on it. The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI.\|Various That delightful, restless little bird, the stonechat, is a near relation of the wheatear. Birds in Flight\|W. P. Pycraft It is difficult to put oneself in the place of the Stonechat or of the Whinchat. Territory in Bird Life\|H. Eliot Howard This was on April 23rd, and there were four eggs of the Stonechat. Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)\|Abel Chapman British Dictionary definitions for stonechat stonechat / (ˈstəʊnˌtʃæt) / noun an Old World songbird, Saxicola torquata, having a black plumage with a reddish-brown breast: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes) Word Origin for stonechat C18: so called from its cry, which sounds like clattering pebbles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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