'Sylvia cinerea' definitions:
Definition of 'Sylvia cinerea'
From: GCIDE
- Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.) 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]