Meanings
nounlesser whitethroat (plural lesser whitethroats)
plural lesser whitethroats
- Curruca curruca (syn. Sylvia curruca), an Old World warbler.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOld World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
Similar
whitethroatSylvia curruca
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch braamsluiper
- braamsluiperCurruca curruca
Finnish hernekerttu
- hernekerttuCurruca curruca
French fauvette babillarde
- fauvette babillardeCurruca curruca
German Klappergrasmücke
- KlappergrasmückeCurruca curruca
Polish piegża
- piegżaCurruca curruca
Romanian silvie mică
- silvie micăCurruca curruca
Russian сла́вка-завиру́шка, сла́вка-ме́льничек
- сла́вка-завиру́шка (slávka-zavirúška)Curruca curruca
- сла́вка-ме́льничек (slávka-mélʹniček)Curruca curruca
Swedish ärtsångare
- ärtsångareCurruca curruca
Turkish küçük akgerdan
- küçük akgerdanCurruca curruca
Cite this entry
APA
lesser whitethroat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20whitethroat
MLA
“lesser whitethroat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20whitethroat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lesser whitethroat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20whitethroat.
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