utick

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noun

A bird, the whinchat.

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Meanings

nounutick (plural uticks)

plural uticks

  1. UKregionalA bird, the whinchat.
  2. New ZealandThe fernbird.

    This species has been called the grass-bird, and also the utick, on account of its peculiar cry.

    1909, F. W. Hutton, James Drummond, The Animals of New Zealand; an Account of the Dominion's Air-breathing Vertebrates

Origin

Imitative of its call.

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APA

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MLA

“utick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “utick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utick.

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