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whitethroat
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whitethroat, n.
Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea ), called also strawsmear , nettlebird , muff , and whitecap , the garden whitethroat , or golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis ), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca ). [1913 Webster]
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