sylvia hortensis

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sylvia hortensis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pettychaps \Pet"ty*chaps\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]*ch[o^]ps), n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small European singing birds of
     the subfamily Sylviin[ae], as the willow warbler, the
     chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis).
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  Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
     common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also
     strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
     garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis
     ), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca).
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  Figpecker \Fig"peck`er\ (f[i^]g"p[e^]k`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
     The European garden warbler (Sylvia hortensis or Currica, hortensis
     ); -- called also beccafico and greater pettychaps
     .
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