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chiffchaff definition

chiff·chaff (c̸hif′c̸haf′)

noun

a small, olive-green and brown European warbler (Phylloscopus collybita), feeding mainly on insects and spiders

Etymology: echoic of its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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