Meaning
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
So named from its call note
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 33 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-02TAILMNP
- 2026-09-12IALMPRT
- 2026-09-07PCDEHIT
- 2026-07-11TAILNPU
- 2026-01-25PATRICO
- 2025-12-17PUATIDL
- 2025-11-27PCTNEDI
- 2025-11-02TEOPFIG
- 2025-10-24PDEIMNT
- 2025-10-14PGILNTY
- 2025-07-20PGOLINT
- 2025-06-13PTANICL
+21 earlier appearances in the archive.