Definition of Saxicola

1. Noun. Old World chats.

Exact synonyms: Genus Saxicola
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Turdidae, Turdidae
Member holonyms: Chat, Old World Chat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxicola

Savoy cabbage
Savoyard
Savoyards
Savoys
Savva
Sawan
Sawney
Sawneys
Sawyer
Saxbe fix
Saxe
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-gothea
Saxe-gothea conspicua
Saxegothea
Saxicola
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola torquata
Saxifraga aizoides
Saxifraga granulata
Saxifraga hypnoides
Saxifraga occidentalis
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Saxifraga sarmentosam
Saxifraga stellaris
Saxifraga stolonifera
Saxifragaceae
Saxo Grammaticus
Saxon
Saxon blue

Literary usage of Saxicola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"An endeavour has been made to divide them as follows: saxicola, ... We should distinguish from them, saxicola ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... and its point is curved a little, it leads to the straight beaked Shrikes. An endeavour has been made to divide them as follows: saxicola, ..."

3. British Song Birds: Being Popular Descriptions and Anecdotes of the by Neville Wood (1836)
"STONE CHAT, saxicola rubicola, ... CLOSELY as the Stone Chat resembles the other British members of the genus saxicola, in most of its habits, ..."

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