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Webster 1913 Edition
Fieldfare
Field′fareˊ
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[OE.
feldfare
, AS. feldfare
; field + faran
to travel.] (Zool.)
a small thrush (
Turdus pilaris
) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; – called also fellfare
. Webster 1828 Edition
Fieldfare
FIE'LDFARE
,Noun.
A bird of the genus Turdus or thrush, about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the back and greater coverts of the wings, of a fine deep chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer in the northern parts of Europe, but visit Great Britain in winter.
Definition 2024
fieldfare
fieldfare
English
Noun
fieldfare (plural fieldfares)
- A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
- 2007, Diana Athill, "Somewhere Towards the End", Granta 98, p. 20
- Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares
- 2007, Diana Athill, "Somewhere Towards the End", Granta 98, p. 20
Translations
Turdus pilaris
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