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wheatears

wheatears is the plural of wheatear.

Meaning of wheatear

Noun (1)

wheatear (plural wheatears)

  1. Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
    • What abundance of Hens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Pigeons, and Larks? [...] Maychit, Stint, Sea-Plover, Pewits, Redshanks, Rayles, and Wheat-ears, Herrons, Cranes, Bitterns, Bustards, Puffins, God-wits,1669, Edward Chamberlayne, Angliae Notitia; or, The Present State of England, London: T.N. for John Martyn, →OCLC, page 6
    1. especially, the northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Noun (2)

wheatear (plural wheatears)

  1. An ear of wheat.
  2. A decorative pattern resembling an ear of wheat.
  3. An anomalous form of carnation, producing small green ears instead of flowers.

Phrases with wheatears

Questions about wheatears

What is wheatears the plural of?
Wheatears is the plural of wheatear.

Words near wheatears in the dictionary

  1. Wheatcrofts
  2. wheate
  3. wheatear
  4. wheatear stitch
  5. wheatear stitches
  6. wheatears
  7. wheated
  8. wheaten
  9. wheaten terrier
  10. wheaten terriers
  11. wheatens

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