chiffchaff
See also: chiff-chaff
English
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editEtymology
editEchoic of the repetitive "chiff-chaff" song of the European species, Phylloscopus collybita.
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editchiffchaff (plural chiffchaffs)
- 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.
- (UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
- I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.
Derived terms
edit- common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
- Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis)
- mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
Translations
editPhylloscopus collybita
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song of chiffchaff
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Further reading
edit- chiffchaff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phylloscopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies