fieldfare
Fieldfare (noun) means a large thrush found across Eurasia, known by the scientific name Turdus pilaris. Example: “A flock of fieldfares landed in the orchard to strip the last apples.”
How to use fieldfare
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIt is a large thrush that travels through fields, often seen in flocks.
This is an everyday name for a bird species, used in ordinary birdwatching contexts as well as ornithology.
Think of the two parts, field and fare, meaning a bird that travels across fields, to help remember the name.
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Can you complete this real example?
A flock of _____ landed in the orchard to strip the last apples.
Etymology
The word comes from Middle English, and before that from Old English, where it combined a word for field with a word meaning traveller. It literally describes a bird that travels through fields.
