fieldfare

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large Eurasian thrush, Turdus pilaris, with a gray head and rump, often seen in flocks during winter

   A flock of fieldfares fed on fallen berries at the edge of the field.

From Old English feldefare, formed from feld, 'field,' + gefara, 'traveler or companion.' The name aptly describes a migratory thrush often seen traveling and feeding across open fields.

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