Sylvia curruca n 1: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {whitethroat}, {Sylvia curruca}]
Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the {garden whitethroat}, or {golden warbler} ({Sylvia hortensis}), and the {lesser whitethroat} ({Sylvia curruca}). [1913 Webster]