wheatear

Significat (Anglès)

1. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
2. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,

Conceptes

còlit gris

bitxac rogenc

oenanthe

coablanca

còlit

Sinònims

northern wheatear

Northern wheatear

Traduccions

Steinschmätzer

culbianco

traquet motteux

tapuit

traquet

collalba

cul-blanc

collalba gris

kuyrukkakan

στάχυ

chasco-cinzento

chasco

tarweaar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʍiːtɪəɹ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: whete-ere

In summary

Uncertain. Probably a back-formation from Middle English whit ers (“white arse”), after the prominent white rump of many species. Compare dialect forms white rump, white-tail. Possibly a compound of wheat + ear or white + ear. Attested since the seventeenth century as wheat-ears or wheatgear.