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| or·to·lan [ áwrtələn ] (plural or·to·lan or or·to·lans) |
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songbird: a small brownish songbird of the bunting family that has a grayish head, a yellow throat, and an orange-brown body. It was formerly sometimes eaten as a delicacy. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa. Latin name Emberiza hortulana.
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| [Early 16th century. Via French< Provençal, "gardener" < Latin hortulanus< hortus "garden"] |
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