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fieldfare

/ˈfiːldfɛː/US/ˈfiːldfɛɹ/

fieldfare noun: a large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.

fieldfare: a large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia
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Noun

fieldfare (plural fieldfares)

  1. A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
    • Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares2007, Diana Athill, “Somewhere Towards the End”, in Granta, 98, p. 20
    Synonyms:
    felty, feltyfare

fieldfare meaning in Tamil

fieldfare in Tamil

ஐரோப்பியப் பாடும் குருவி

Synonyms of fieldfare

Forms of fieldfare

pluralfieldfares

Origin of fieldfare

Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare.

Questions about fieldfare

What does fieldfare mean?
Fieldfare means a large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
What is fieldfare in Tamil?
Fieldfare in Tamil is ஐரோப்பியப் பாடும் குருவி. See Fieldfare meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fieldfare?
Fieldfare is a noun.
How do you pronounce fieldfare?
Fieldfare is pronounced /ˈfiːldfɛː/ (UK).
What is the plural of fieldfare?
The plural of fieldfare is fieldfares.

Words near fieldfare in the dictionary

  1. fielder's choice
  2. fielder's choices
  3. fielders
  4. fielders' choices
  5. fieldes
  6. fieldfare
  7. fieldfares
  8. fieldfolk
  9. fieldful
  10. fieldfuls
  11. fieldglasses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fieldfare (page history and authors); fieldfare (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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