'Sylvia hortensis' definitions:

Definition of 'Sylvia hortensis'

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Pettychaps \Pet"ty*chaps\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]*ch[o^]ps), n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviin[ae], as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sylvia hortensis'

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]

Definition of 'Sylvia hortensis'

From: GCIDE

Figpecker \Fig"peck`er\ (f[i^]g"p[e^]k`[~e]r), n. (Zool.) The European garden warbler (Sylvia hortensis or {Currica, hortensis}); -- called also beccafico and {greater pettychaps}. [1913 Webster]

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