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stonechat

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Saxicola torquata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World chat, chat

History

Etymology

From stone + chat.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: charchar — bird
  • Asturian: becharchar — bird
  • Asturian: cagapraos — bird
  • Asturian: rechárchara — bird
  • Asturian: charraplada — bird
  • Asturian: birchu — bird
  • Asturian: chicharru — bird
  • Bulgarian: ливадарче (livadarče) — bird
  • Catalan: bitxac — bird
  • Finnish: pensastasku — bird
  • French: tarier — bird
  • French: traquet — bird
  • French: saxicole — bird
  • Galician: chasco — bird
  • German: Schwarzkehlchen — bird
  • Hungarian: cigánycsuk — bird
  • Irish: bod ar dris — bird
  • Irish: caislín cloch — bird
  • Irish: clochrán — bird
  • Irish: caislín dearg — bird
  • Irish: Donncha an chaipín — bird
  • Irish: Máirín an triúis — bird
  • Italian: saltimpalo — bird
  • Norman: crac dé geon — bird
  • Norman: craquelîn d'geon — bird
  • Polish: kląskawka — bird
  • Portuguese: cartaxo — bird
  • Romanian: mărăcinar — bird
  • Russian: чека́н (čekán) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: clacharan — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: clachairean — bird
  • Slovak: pŕhľaviar — bird
  • Spanish: tarabilla — bird
  • Swedish: buskskvätta — bird
  • Turkish: kuyrukkakan — bird
  • Turkish: taş kuşu — bird
  • Ukrainian: трав'янка (travʺjanka) — bird
  • Venetan: favréto — bird
  • Volapük: saxikol — bird