bruant
See also: Bruant
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bruire (“to rustle”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbruant m (plural bruants)
- Any of a large number of passerine birds, roughly equivalent to, but not restricted to, the buntings and sparrows
- Hyponym: ortolan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bruant” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “bruant” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “bruant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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