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- (Zoöl.) A European bunting (
Emberiza cirlus ).
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- noun A small,
Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of thebunting family (Emberizidae). Very similar to theyellowhammer .
Etymologies
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Anglicized form of Latin name Emberiza cirlus, probably originally from Italian zirlare ("to whistle").
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