fieldfare

fieldfare
noun /ˈfiːldfɛə/
A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.

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(Turdus pilaris)


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  • Fieldfare — Field fare (?; 277), n. [OE. feldfare, AS. feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zo[ o]l.) a small thrush ({Turdus pilaris}) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash colored;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fieldfare — ► NOUN ▪ a large grey headed northern thrush. ORIGIN probably from archaic sense of FARE(Cf. ↑fare) «to travel» …   English terms dictionary

  • fieldfare — [fēld′fer΄] n. [ME feldefare, altered (after faren, FARE) < OE feldeware, lit., “field dweller” < feld, FIELD + ? wærian, to guard, inhabit: ? folk etym.] a European thrush (Turdus pilaris) with a grayish head and brown wings …   English World dictionary

  • Fieldfare — Taxobox name = Fieldfare status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref =IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51605|title= Turdus pilaris|downloaded= 2 February 2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species… …   Wikipedia

  • Fieldfare — smilginis strazdas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Turdus pilaris angl. Fieldfare vok. Wacholderdrossel …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • fieldfare — smilginis strazdas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Turdus pilaris angl. fieldfare vok. Wacholderdrossel, f rus. дрозд рябинник, m; рябинник, m pranc. grive litorne, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji strazdai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Fieldfare Cabin — The Fieldfare cabin is a shelter in the Tafjord mountains of Norway, at the northern shore of the lake Heimste Veltdalsvatnet. Its place is very remote. It takes two or three days by foot on rough ground to get there. The cabin was built by the… …   Wikipedia

  • fieldfare — noun Etymology: Middle English feldefare, from Old English, from feld + fare; probably akin to Old English fara companion; akin to Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century a medium sized Eurasian thrush (Turdus pilaris) with …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fieldfare — /feeld fair /, n. a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail. [bef. 1100; ME feldefare (with two f s by alliterative assimilation), OE feldeware perh., field dweller] * * * …   Universalium

  • fieldfare — n. type of winter songbird (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

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