Definition of bluethroat in English:
bluethroat
nounˈbluːθrəʊtˈblo͞oTHrōt
A songbird resembling the robin, found in northern Eurasia and Alaska. The male has a blue throat with a red or white spot in the centre.
Luscinia svecicus, family Turdidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, in bluethroats, European starlings, and blue tits female choice for males with greater UV reflectance appears to favor structural plumage traits.
- A lost waif and stray of extraordinary beauty turned up in Aberdeen and made the front page of two national newspapers: a bluethroat looking enchantingly like a robin that had been coloured in wrong.
- In many passerine species, including bluethroats, male removal results in an overall reduction in food supply.
- The fact that the lost and wandering bluethroat could thrill a nation's newspaper readers is a perfect example of hope.
- Wagtails and sandpipers squeak and dart amongst the thick glossy hyacinth leaves, and at the muddy edges, bluethroats scuttle this way and that like mice.