woodchat

wood·chat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo d-chat]
- /ˈwʊdˌtʃæt/
- /wˈʊdtʃat/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo d-chat]
- /ˈwʊdˌtʃæt/

Definitions of woodchat word

noun woodchat Also, woodchat shrike. a shrike, Lanius senator, of Europe and northern Africa, having a black forehead and a chestnut crown, nape, and mantle. 1
noun woodchat any of various Asiatic thrushes, especially of the genus Larvivora. 1
noun woodchat A shrike of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, having black and white plumage with a chestnut head. 1
noun woodchat a songbird, Lanius senator, of Europe and N Africa, having a black-and-white plumage with a reddish-brown crown and a hooked bill: family Laniidae (shrikes) 0
noun woodchat a European shrike (Lanius senator) 0
noun woodchat Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family. 0

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Origin of woodchat

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; wood1 + chat

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Parts of speech for Woodchat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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woodchat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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