Meanings
nounfieldfare (plural fieldfares)
plural fieldfares
- A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares
2007, Diana Athill, “Somewhere Towards the End”, in Granta, 98, p. 20
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Origin
- Old Englishfeldefare
- Middle Englishfeldefare
- Englishfieldfare
Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare.
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Bulgarian хвойнов дрозд
- хвойнов дрозд (hvojnov drozd)Turdus pilaris
Catalan griva cerdana
- griva cerdanaTurdus pilaris
Czech kvíčala
- kvíčalaTurdus pilaris
Danish sjagger
- sjaggerTurdus pilaris
Dutch kramsvogel
- kramsvogelTurdus pilaris
Estonian hallrästas
- hallrästasTurdus pilaris
Finnish räkätti, räkättirastas
- räkättiTurdus pilaris
- räkättirastasTurdus pilaris
- rätkäTurdus pilaris
French litorne
- litorneTurdus pilaris
German Wacholderdrossel
- WacholderdrosselTurdus pilaris
Greek κεδρότσιχλα
- κεδρότσιχλα (kedrótsichla)Turdus pilaris
Hungarian fenyőrigó
- fenyőrigóTurdus pilaris
Italian cesena
- cesenaTurdus pilaris
Japanese 野原鶇
- 野原鶇 (noharatsugumi)Turdus pilaris
Polish kwiczoł
- kwiczołTurdus pilaris
Portuguese tordo-zornal
- tordo-zornalTurdus pilaris
Romanian cocoșar, sturz de iarnă
- cocoșarTurdus pilaris
- sturz de iarnăTurdus pilaris
Russian дрозд-рябинник
- дрозд-рябинник (drozd-rjabinnik)Turdus pilaris
Slovak drozd čvíkotavý
- drozd čvíkotavýTurdus pilaris
Spanish zorzal real
- zorzal realTurdus pilaris
Swedish björktrast
- björktrastTurdus pilaris
Turkish ardıç kuşu
- ardıç kuşuTurdus pilaris
Welsh socan eira
- socan eiraTurdus pilaris
Cite this entry
APA
fieldfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldfare
MLA
“fieldfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldfare. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fieldfare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldfare.
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