CIRL BUNTING


Meaning of CIRL BUNTING in English

[ sə:l ]

■ noun a bunting related to the yellowhammer, the male having a distinctive facial pattern and a black throat. [ Emberiza cirlus .]

Origin

C18: cirl from Ital. cirlo , prob. from zirlare 'whistle as a thrush'.

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