cirl bunting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səːl ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
Anglicized form of Latin name Emberiza cirlus, probably originally from Italian zirlare (“to whistle”).
Meanings
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A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.
A minute or two later, a female cirl bunting dropped down into the field in front of us, soon followed by a male.
2010 July 19, Stephen Moss, “Birdwatch”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cirl buntings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (23)
fi pensassirkku (cirl bunting) · ru огоро́дная овся́нка (cirl bunting) · ast escribán (cirl bunting) · tr bahçe kiraz kuşu (cirl bunting) · cy bras Ffrainc (cirl bunting) · hu sövénysármány (cirl bunting) · nl cirlgors (cirl bunting) · fr bruant zizi (cirl bunting) · de Zaunammer (cirl bunting) · sv häcksparv (cirl bunting) · pl cierlik (cirl bunting) · cs strnad cvrčivý (cirl bunting) · eu hesi-berdantza (cirl bunting) · ja 喉黒青鵐 (cirl bunting) · ro presură bărboasă (cirl bunting) · mt ortolan iswed (cirl bunting) · es escribano soteño (cirl bunting) · ast escribana (cirl bunting) · gl letreiro (cirl bunting) · ca gratapalles (cirl bunting) · pt escrevedeira-de-garganta-preta (cirl bunting) · gl escribenta (cirl bunting) · ast trigada (cirl bunting)