ortolan bunting

noun

Emberiza hortulana, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Similar
ortolanEmberiza hortulana

Meanings

nounortolan bunting (plural ortolan buntings)

plural ortolan buntings

  1. Emberiza hortulana, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbrownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy

Similar
ortolanEmberiza hortulana
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch ortolaan
  • ortolaanEmberiza hortulana
Finnish peltosirkku
  • peltosirkkuEmberiza hortulana
French bruant ortolan
  • bruant ortolanEmberiza hortulana
German Ortolan, Gartenammer
  • OrtolanEmberiza hortulana
  • GartenammerEmberiza hortulana
Hungarian kerti sármány
  • kerti sármányEmberiza hortulana
Polish ortolan, trznadel ortolan
  • ortolanEmberiza hortulana
  • trznadel ortolanEmberiza hortulana
Romanian presură de grădină
  • presură de grădinăEmberiza hortulana
Russian садо́вая овся́нка
  • садо́вая овся́нка (sadóvaja ovsjánka)Emberiza hortulana
Swedish ortolansparv
  • ortolansparvEmberiza hortulana
Cite this entry
APA

ortolan bunting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortolan%20bunting

MLA

“ortolan bunting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortolan%20bunting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ortolan bunting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortolan%20bunting.

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