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/ˈʍiːtɪəɹ/ · noun
Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,.
What abundance of Hens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Pigeons, and Larks? [...] Maychit, Stint, Sea-Plover, Pewits, Redshanks, Rayles, and Wheat-ears, Herrons, Cranes, Bitterns, Bustards, Puffins, God-wits,
great plenty of the birds so much admired at Tunbridge under the name of wheat-ears. By-the-bye, this is a pleasant corruption of white-a—se, the translation of the French name cul blanc, taken from their color; for they are actually white towards the tail.
Use wheatear when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wheatear means Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,.
Common synonyms include clodhopper, fallow-chat, fallow-smiter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
What abundance of Hens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Pigeons, and Larks? [...] Maychit, Stint, Sea-Plover, Pewits, Redshanks, Rayles, and Wheat-ears, Herrons, Cranes, Bitterns, Bustards, Puffins, God-wits,
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