[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004