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whitethroat

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World sparrow

3

noun

Meaning 3

greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: warbler

4

noun

Meaning 4

Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: warbler

History

Etymology

From white + throat; so-called because the male of the species has a white throat.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: papoxa — Sylvia communis
  • Bulgarian: белогушесто коприварче (belogušesto koprivarče) — Sylvia communis
  • Dutch: koewachtertje — Sylvia communis
  • Dutch: grasmus — Sylvia communis
  • Finnish: pensaskerttu — Sylvia communis
  • Italian: sterpazzola — Sylvia communis
  • Japanese: 喉白虫喰 (nodojiro mushikui) — Sylvia communis
  • Latvian: brūnspārnu ķauķis — Sylvia communis
  • Norman: blianche gorge — Sylvia communis
  • Polish: cierniówka — Sylvia communis
  • Russian: се́рая сла́вка (séraja slávka) — Sylvia communis
  • Swedish: törnsångare — Sylvia communis
  • Welsh: llwydfron — Sylvia communis