chiffchaff

/ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/ · noun

Meaning

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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pettychaps(English)greenish warbler(English)chaffinch(English)common chaffinch(English)iberian chiffchaff(English)yellow-browed warbler(English)leafbird(English)whitewing(English)

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Sources

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