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brown rock chat

brown rock chat noun: a bird species, Oenanthe fusca, found in northern and central India; an individual of this species.

brown rock chat: a bird species, Oenanthe fusca, found in northern and central India; an individual of this species
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Noun

brown rock chat (plural brown rock chats)

  1. A bird species, Oenanthe fusca, found in northern and central India; an individual of this species.
    • From the housetops the brown rock-chat begins to pour forth his exceedingly sweet lay.1916, Douglas Dewar, A Bird Calendar for Northern India, page 35
    • Finally, it was this early-riser’s vivid avian call—melodious songs with multiple notes like those of a thrush—which left us spellbound.[…] Hence, we were compelled to rediscover this special guest—the quintessential Brown Rock Chat or, simply, the Indian Chat.2022 August, Gargi Mishra, “A chatting rockstar”, in Gobar Times, page 3

Forms of brown rock chat

pluralbrown rock chats

Questions about brown rock chat

What does brown rock chat mean?
Brown rock chat means a bird species, Oenanthe fusca, found in northern and central India; an individual of this species.
What part of speech is brown rock chat?
Brown rock chat is a noun.
What is the plural of brown rock chat?
The plural of brown rock chat is brown rock chats.

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