Phrase guide

reed bunting

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A passerine bird, Emberiza schoeniclus, sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

European bunting inhabiting marshy areas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Emberiza schoeniclus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bunting

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: capuchu — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Bulgarian: тръстикова овесарка (trǎstikova ovesarka) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Catalan: repicatalons — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘆鵐 /芦鹀 (lúwú) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Czech: strnad rákosní — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Dutch: rietgors — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Finnish: pajusirkku — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • French: bruant des roseaux — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • German: Rohrammer — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Hungarian: nádi sármány — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Irish: gealóg ghiolcaí — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Japanese: 大寿林 (oo-jurin) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Korean: 검은머리쑥새 (geomeunmeorissuksae) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Maltese: durrajsa sekonda — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Maltese: durrajsa tal-qasab — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Maltese: ortolan tas-sidra — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Polish: potrzos — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Romanian: presură de stuf — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Russian: тростнико́вая овся́нка (trostnikóvaja ovsjánka) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Russian: камышо́вая овся́нка (kamyšóvaja ovsjánka) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Scottish Gaelic: gealag-dhubh-cheannach — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Swedish: sävsparv — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Ukrainian: вівсянка очеретяна (vivsjanka očeretjana) — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Volapük: ridaberit — Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Welsh: bras y cyrs — Emberiza schoeniclus