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fieldfare Definition

field·fare (fēld′fer′)

noun

a European thrush (Turdus pilaris) with a grayish head and brown wings

Etymology: ME feldefare, altered (after faren, fare) < OE feldeware, lit., “field-dweller” < feld, field + ? wærian, to guard, inhabit: ? folk etym.

fieldfare Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Westerly migrants included 27 Fieldfares, 4 Redwings & 1 Skylark.
  • visit: Visiting fieldfares are " well-tailored birds, with elegant sloping shoulders, erect, like guard officers in plain clothes.
  • see: I saw even more Fieldfares searching in flocks for berries which were already becoming scarce.

Adjective modifier

  • few: There are several Robins perching at intervals along the towpath hedge, a Wren and a few Fieldfares.
  • single: The wintering Blackcap in the Obs garden was joined by a second individual but the only other new arrival there was a single Fieldfare.
  • several: Combe haven was a little better with a stonechat, snipe and several fieldfares present.