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corn bunting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: cërlë — bird
  • Asturian: gurrión montés — bird
  • Asturian: rayón — bird
  • Catalan: cruixidell — bird
  • Czech: strnad luční — bird
  • Danish: bomlærke — bird
  • Dutch: grauwe gors — bird
  • Faroese: kornspurvur — bird
  • Finnish: harmaasirkku — bird
  • French: bruant proyer — bird
  • Galician: trigueirón — bird
  • Galician: trintarreis — bird
  • Galician: milleirengo — bird
  • German: Grauammer — bird
  • Hungarian: sordély — bird
  • Hungarian: kukoricasármány — bird
  • Irish: gealóg bhuachair — bird
  • Italian: strillozzo — bird
  • Maltese: durrajsa — bird
  • Polish: potrzeszcz — bird
  • Portuguese: trigueirão — bird
  • Romanian: presură sură — bird
  • Russian: просянка (prosjanka) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: gealag-bhuachair — bird
  • Spanish: triguero — bird
  • Swedish: kornsparv — bird
  • Welsh: bras yr ŷd — bird