chiffchaff
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/ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/
English
Definitions
noun
- A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
- Any of several other species of the same genus.
- (onomatopoeic) The song of the chiffchaff.“I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.”
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Synonyms
pettychapsgreenish warblerchaffinchcommon chaffinchiberian chiffchaffyellow-browed warblerleafbirdwhitewingpettichapsleaf warblerwillow warblerring-necked pheasantleaf-warblercommon pheasantwood warblergreen warbler