wheatear

Signification (Anglais)

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,

Concepts

traquet motteux

cul-blanc

traquet

motteux

oenanthe

Synonymes

northern wheatear

Northern wheatear

Traductions

Steinschmätzer

culbianco

tapuit

collalba

collalba gris

kuyrukkakan

στάχυ

chasco-cinzento

chasco

còlit gris

oenanthe

Saxicola

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʍiːtɪəɹ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.