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whitethroat

9.5

A small North American finch with a white throat patch and a striped head

noun
/ˈhwaɪθroʊt/

: gorrión de garganta blanca

A whitethroat perched on the fence, singing its cheerful song.

Examples

The distinctive call of the whitethroat echoed through the forest.
We spotted two whitethroats during our morning walk in the woods.
I spotted a whitethroat in the garden.
Have you ever seen a whitethroat before?
A whitethroat perched on the fence, singing its cheerful song.
The distinctive call of the whitethroat echoed through the forest.
We spotted two whitethroats during our morning walk in the woods.

Synonyms

white-throated sparrow

vswhitethroat

5.1

A small North American bird with a white throat patch and a striped head

is the same in meaning but uses a different name form

Zonotrichia albicollis

vswhitethroat

Specialized

9.9

A North American sparrow with a white throat patch and black-and-white striped crown, often called the white-throated sparrow

is a common name rather than the formal scientific label

Compounds

lesser whitethroat

9.1

A small brown songbird that lives in Europe and western Asia

greater whitethroat

9.9

A small brown bird with a white throat that sings in hedges in Europe and western Asia

Surface Forms

whitethroat singular

whitethroats plural

Morphology

whitethroat = white + throat (transparent) = white + throat

A straightforward descriptive compound: the name denotes a bird characterised by a white throat, which is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Whitethroat is made from white and throat, meaning 'white' and 'throat'. It names a North American finch with a white patch on its throat and a black-and-white striped crown, so the name helps you picture the bird.