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intj
The song of the chiffchaff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable
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noun
A small, common warbler, of species Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several other species of the same genus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Echoic of the repetitive "chiff-chaff" song of the European species, Phylloscopus collybita. * Audio: (file)
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
