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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wheatear/ˈwiːtɪə/

▶noun a songbird with black and grey, buff, or white plumage and a white rump. [Oenanthe oenanthe and related species.]

– origin C16: appar. from white (assimilated to wheat) + arse (assimilated to ear2).

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