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Definition
Synonym
Chestnut brown
Englisch Deutsch Übersetzung
kastanienbraun, kastanienbraune
chestnut brown
kastanienbraun
adj
maroon,
chestnut brown
Kastanienameisenpitta
ornith.
Chestnut-brown Antpitta
Kastanienbraun
n
chestnut brown
; chestnut; maroon
kastanienbraun
adj
maroon;
chestnut brown
; chestnut
Champignons
pl
; Egerlinge
pl
; Angerlinge
pl
(Agaricus) (Pilzgattung)
myc.
Zuchtchampignon
m
; Kulturchampignon
m
; Weißer Champignon
m
; Zweisporiger Egerling
m
(Agaricus bisporus)
Brauner Champignon
m
; Brauner Egerling
m
; Steinpilzchampignon
m
; Steinchampignon
m
(Agaricus bisporus var. hortensis)
mushrooms (genus of fungi)
common mushroom; champignon mushroom; cultivated mushroom; button mushroom; table mushroom
brown mushroom; brown mushroom; chestnut mushroom; cremini mushroom; crimini mushroom
Pittas
pl
(Pittidae) (zoologische Familie)
ornith.
Graubrust-Ameisenpitta
m
Bartstreif-Ameisenpitta
m
Strichelkopf-Ameisenpitta
m
Olivrücken-Ameisenpitta
m
Blakeameisenpitta
m
Blaßschnabel-Ameisenpitta
m
Tachiraameisenpitta
m
Rostkehl-Ameisenpitta
m
Weißkehl-Ameisenpitta
m
Kastanienameisenpitta
m
Rotohr-Ameisenpitta
m
Großameisenpitta
m
Riesenameisenpitta
m
Graunacken-Ameisenpitta
m
Schuppenkopf-Ameisenpitta
m
Braunrücken-Ameisenpitta
m
Rotrücken-Ameisenpitta
m
Bandameisenpitta
m
Rotkopf-Ameisenpitta
m
Punaameisenpitta
m
Bergameisenpitta
m
Rostkappen-Ameisenpitta
m
Zweifarben-Ameisenpitta
m
Einfarb-Ameisenpitta
m
Schuppenbauch-Ameisenpitta
m
Königsameisenpitta
m
Watkinsameisenpitta
m
Salomonenpitta
m
Angolapitta
m
(Pitta angolensis)
Rotkopfpitta
m
(Pitta arcuata)
Rotrückenpitta
m
(Pitta baudii)
Bengalenpitta
m
; Neunfarbenpitta
m
(Pitta brachyura)
Riesenpitta
m
(Pitta caerulea)
Blaupitta
m
(Pitta cyanea)
Schmuckpitta
m
(Pitta elegans)
Elliotpitta
m
Rotbauchpitta
m
(Pitta erythrogaster)
Granatpitta
m
(Pitta granatina)
Blauschwanzpitta
m
Goldkehlpitta
m
(Pitta gurneyi)
Regenbogenpitta
m
(Pitta iris)
Luzonpitta
m
Halmaherapitta
m
Blauflügelpitta
m
(Pitta moluccensis)
Blaunackenpitta
m
(Pitta nipalensis)
Nymphenpitta
m
(Pitta nympha)
Braunkopfpitta
m
(Pitta oatesi)
Sichelpitta
m
Grünbrustpitta
m
(Pitta reichenowi)
Schneiderpitta
m
(Pitta schneideri)
Kappenpitta
m
(Pitta sordida)
Blaubürzelpitta
m
(Pitta soror)
Blaubauchpitta
m
(Pitta steerii)
Mohrenpitta
m
Schwarzscheitelpitta
m
Lärmpitta
m
(Pitta versicolor)
pittas (zoological family)
white-throated antpitta
moustached antpitta
stripe-headed antpitta
santa marta antpitta
chestnut antpitta
pale-billed antpitta
tachira antpitta
ochre-striped antpitta
elusive antpitta
chestnut-brown antpitta
rufous-faced antpitta
great antpitta
giant antpitta
grey-naped antpitta
scaled antpitta
plain-backed antpitta
bay-backed antpitta
brown-banded antpitta
chestnut-naped antpitta
puna antpitta
tawny antpitta
chestnut-crowned antpitta
bicoloured antpitta
rufous antpitta
undulated antpitta
variegated antpitta
Watkin's antpitta
black-faced pitta
African pitta
blue-banded pitta
blue-headed pitta
blue-winged pitta
giant pitta
blue pitta
elegant pitta
Elliot's pitta
red-breasted pitta
garnet pitta
blue-tailed pitta
Gurney's pitta
rainbow pitta
Koch's pitta
great pitta
blue-winged pitta; moluccan pitta
blue-naped pitta
fairy pitta
fulvous pitta
Phayre's pitta
green-breasted pitta
Schneider's pitta
hooded pitta
blue-backed pitta
Steere's pitta
superb pitta
black-crowned garnet pitta
noisy pitta
Tangaren
pl
(Thraupidae) (zoologische Familie)
ornith
Abttangare
f
Azurkopftangare
f
Bangstangare
f
Bischofstangare
f
Blaubarttangare
f
Blaubrusttangare
f
Blauflecktangare
f
Blauflügeltangare
f
Blaukappentangare
f
Blaurücken-Bergtangare
f
Blauschultertangare
f
Blauschwingen-Bergtangare
f
Bluttangare
f
Brasiltangare
f
Brauenschopftangare
f
Braunbauch-Bergtangare
f
Braunbauchtangare
f
Braunbrust-Würgertangare
f
Braunflankentangare
f
Braunohr-Bunttangare
f
Brustfleckentangare
f
Cabanistangare
f
Carmioltangare
f
Diademtangare
f
Dreifarbentangare
f
Drosseltangare
f
Edwardstangare
f
Elstertangare
f
Feuerbürzeltangare
f
Finkenbuschtangare
f
Flammentangare
f
Fleckentangare
f
Flügelbindentangare
f
Fuchstangare
f
Furchentangare
f
Gelbbauchtangare
f
Gelbbrauentangare
f
Gelbbürzeltangare
f
Gelbkehl-Buschtangare
f
Gelbkehltangare
f
Gelbkopftangare
f
Gelbrückentangare
f
Gelbschenkeltangare
f
Gelbschopftangare
f
Gelbstirn-Würgertangare
f
Gimpeltangare
f
Glanzfleckentangare
f
Goldbandtangare
f
Goldbrusttangare
f
Goldflügeltangare
f
Goldkappentangare
f
Goldohrtangare
f
Goldringtangare
f
Goldrücken-Bergtangare
f
Goldscheiteltangare
f
Goldschopftangare
f
Goldtangare
f
Graubrust-Buschtangare
f
Graukehl-Buschtangare
f
Graukopf-Buschtangare
f
Graukopftangare
f
Graurücken-Ameisentangare
f
Grauscheitel-Palmtangare
f
Grünkappentangare
f
Grünkehltangare
f
Grünnackentangare
f
Grüntangare
f
Guiratangare
f
Haarschopftangare
f
Halsbandtangare
f
Haubentangare
f
Heinetangare
f
Isabelltangare
f
Jelskitangare
f
Karminameisentangare
f
Kieferntangare
f
Krontangare
f
Kurzschnabel-Buschtangare
f
Maskentangare
f
Mennigohr-Bergtangare
f
Mennigtangare
f
Natterertangar
tanagers (zoological family)
yellow-winged tanager
blue-necked tanager
blue & gold tanager
blue-grey tanager
blue-whiskered tanager
gilt-edged tanager
glaucous tanager
black-headed tanager
red-necked tanager
hooded mountain tanager
black & gold tanager
blue-winged mountain tanager
flame-coloured tanager
brazilian tanager
scarlet-browed tanager
chestnut-bellied mountain tanager
buff-bellied tanager
fulvous shrike-tanager
brown-flanked tanager
orange-eared tanager
puerto rican tanager
azure-rumped tanager
Carmioli's tanager
diademed tanager
green-headed tanager
spotted tanager
moss-backed tanager
magpie tanager
flame-rumped tanager
common bush tanager
crimson-collared tanager
speckled tanager
white-banded tanager
brown tanager
blue & yellow tanager
yellow-bellied tanager
lemon-browed tanager
yellow-backed tanager
yellow-throated bush tanager
yellow-throated tanager
saffron-crowned tanager
yellow-rumped tanager
blue-capped tanager
yellow-crested tanager
white-winged shrike-tanager
cinnamon tanager
spangle-cheeked tanager
yellow-scarfed tanager
green & gold tanager
rufous-winged tanager
rust & yellow tanager
golden-eared tanager
gold-ringed tanager
golden-backed mountain tanager
golden-crowned tanager
fulvous-crested tanager
golden tanager
dusky-bellied bush tanager
ash-throated bush tanager
grey-hooded bush tanager
grey-headed tanager
sooty ant-tanager
grey-crowned palm tanager
green-capped tanager
geen-throated tanager
green-naped tanager
bay-headed tanager
guira tanager
black-goggled tanager
yellow-collared tanager
flame-crested tanager
black-capped tanager
burnished-buff tanager
golden-collared tanager
red-crowned ant-tanager
western tanager
ruby-crowned tanager
short-billed bush tanager
masked crimson tanager
scarlet-bellied mountain tanager
vermilon tanager
Natterer's tanager
ochre-breasted tanager
Tangaren
pl
(Thraupidae) (zoologische Familie)
ornith.
Abttangare
f
Azurkopftangare
f
Bangstangare
f
Bischofstangare
f
Blaubarttangare
f
Blaubrusttangare
f
Blauflecktangare
f
Blauflügeltangare
f
Blaukappentangare
f
Blaurücken-Bergtangare
f
Blauschultertangare
f
Blauschwingen-Bergtangare
f
Bluttangare
f
Brasiltangare
f
Brauenschopftangare
f
Braunbauch-Bergtangare
f
Braunbauchtangare
f
Braunbrust-Würgertangare
f
Braunflankentangare
f
Braunohr-Bunttangare
f
Brustfleckentangare
f
Cabanistangare
f
Carmioltangare
f
Diademtangare
f
Dreifarbentangare
f
Drosseltangare
f
Edwardstangare
f
Elstertangare
f
Feuerbürzeltangare
f
Finkenbuschtangare
f
Flammentangare
f
Fleckentangare
f
Flügelbindentangare
f
Fuchstangare
f
Furchentangare
f
Gelbbauchtangare
f
Gelbbrauentangare
f
Gelbbürzeltangare
f
Gelbkehl-Buschtangare
f
Gelbkehltangare
f
Gelbkopftangare
f
Gelbrückentangare
f
Gelbschenkeltangare
f
Gelbschopftangare
f
Gelbstirn-Würgertangare
f
Gimpeltangare
f
Glanzfleckentangare
f
Goldbandtangare
f
Goldbrusttangare
f
Goldflügeltangare
f
Goldkappentangare
f
Goldohrtangare
f
Goldringtangare
f
Goldrücken-Bergtangare
f
Goldscheiteltangare
f
Goldschopftangare
f
Goldtangare
f
Graubrust-Buschtangare
f
Graukehl-Buschtangare
f
Graukopf-Buschtangare
f
Graukopftangare
f
Graurücken-Ameisentangare
f
Grauscheitel-Palmtangare
f
Grünkappentangare
f
Grünkehltangare
f
Grünnackentangare
f
Grüntangare
f
Guiratangare
f
Haarschopftangare
f
Halsbandtangare
f
Haubentangare
f
Heinetangare
f
Isabelltangare
f
Jelskitangare
f
Karminameisentangare
f
Kieferntangare
f
Krontangare
f
Kurzschnabel-Buschtangare
f
Maskentangare
f
Mennigohr-Bergtangare
f
Mennigtangare
f
Natterertangare
f
Ockerbrusttangare
f
Ockerschopftangare
f
Olivmanteltangare
f
Olivtangare
f
Opalscheiteltangare
f
Orangebrusttangare
f
Orangekopftangare
f
Palmentangare
f
Palmertangare
f
Papageitangare
f
Parodihemispingus
m
Passerinitangare
f
Prachttangare
f
Purpurmanteltangare
f
Purpurmaskentangare
f
Purpurtangare
f
Rosenkehltangare
f
Rostkappentangare
f
Rostkopftangare
f
Rotbauchtangare
f
Rotbrusttangare
f
Rothschildtangare
f
Rotkappentangare
f
Rotkehl-Ameisentangare
f
Rotkehltangare
f
Rotkopftangare
f
Rotnackentangare
f
Rotohr-Bunttangare
f
Rotscheiteltangare
f
Rotschultertangare
f
Rotstirntangare
f
Rotwangentangare
f
Rubinkehltangare
f
Rußgesichttangare
f
Sayacatangare
f
Scharlachbauchtangare
f
Scharlachhauben-Ameisentangare
f
Scharlachkopftangare
f
Scharlachtangare
f
Schiefertangare
f
Schleiertangare
f
Schlichttangare
f
Schmätzertangare
tanagers (zoological family)
yellow-winged tanager
blue-necked tanager
blue & gold tanager
blue-grey tanager
blue-whiskered tanager
gilt-edged tanager
glaucous tanager
black-headed tanager
red-necked tanager
hooded mountain tanager
black & gold tanager
blue-winged mountain tanager
flame-coloured tanager
brazilian tanager
scarlet-browed tanager
chestnut-bellied mountain tanager
buff-bellied tanager
fulvous shrike-tanager
brown-flanked tanager
orange-eared tanager
puerto rican tanager
azure-rumped tanager
Carmioli's tanager
diademed tanager
green-headed tanager
spotted tanager
moss-backed tanager
magpie tanager
flame-rumped tanager
common bush tanager
crimson-collared tanager
speckled tanager
white-banded tanager
brown tanager
blue & yellow tanager
yellow-bellied tanager
lemon-browed tanager
yellow-backed tanager
yellow-throated bush tanager
yellow-throated tanager
saffron-crowned tanager
yellow-rumped tanager
blue-capped tanager
yellow-crested tanager
white-winged shrike-tanager
cinnamon tanager
spangle-cheeked tanager
yellow-scarfed tanager
green & gold tanager
rufous-winged tanager
rust & yellow tanager
golden-eared tanager
gold-ringed tanager
golden-backed mountain tanager
golden-crowned tanager
fulvous-crested tanager
golden tanager
dusky-bellied bush tanager
ash-throated bush tanager
grey-hooded bush tanager
grey-headed tanager
sooty ant-tanager
grey-crowned palm tanager
green-capped tanager
green-throated tanager
green-naped tanager
bay-headed tanager
guira tanager
black-goggled tanager
yellow-collared tanager
flame-crested tanager
black-capped tanager
burnished-buff tanager
golden-collared tanager
red-crowned ant-tanager
western tanager
ruby-crowned tanager
short-billed bush tanager
masked crimson tanager
scarlet-bellied mountain tanager
vermilon tanager
Natterer's tanager
ochre-breasted tanager
rufous-crested tanager
olive-backed tanager
olive-green tanager
opal-crowned tanager
brassy-breasted tanager
orange-headed tanager
palm tanager
grey & gold tanager
grass-green tanager
Parodi's tanager
scarlet-rumped tanager
chestnut-backed tanager
purplish-mantled tanager
golden-masked tanager
silver-beaked tanager
rose-throated tanager
rufous-headed tanager
fulvous-headed tanager
opal-rumped tanager
scarlet-throated tanager
golden-chested tanager
lesser antillean tanager
red-throated ant-tanager
rufous-throated tanager
red-headed tanager
golden-naped tanager
glistening-green tanager
scrub tanager
red-shouldered tanager
flame-faced tanager
rufoud-cheeked tanager
cherry-throated tanager
dusky-faced tanager
sayaca tanager
crimson-backed tanager
crested ant-tanager
red-hooded tanager
scarlet tanager
slaty tanager
black-faced tanager
plain-coloured tanager
chat-tanager
golden-chevroned tanager
swallow ta
Deutsche
kastanienbraun kastanienbraune Synonyme
Englische
chestnut brown Synonyme
Chestnut brown Definition
Brown
(
superl.
)
Of
a
dark
color,
of
various
shades
between
black
and
red
or
yellow.
Brown
(
n.
)
A
dark
color
inclining
to
red
or
yellow,
resulting
from
the
mixture
of
red
and
black,
or
of
red,
black,
and
yellow
Brown
(
v.
t.)
To
make
brown
or
dusky.
Brown
(
v.
t.)
To
make
brown
by
scorching
slightly
Brown
(
v.
t.)
To
give
a
bright
brown
color
to,
as
to
gun
barrels,
by
forming
a
thin
coat
of
oxide
on
their
surface.
Brown
(
v.
i.)
To
become
brown.
Brown
bill
(
)
A
bill
or
halberd
of
the
16th
and
17th
centuries.
See
4th
Bill.
Brown
thrush
(
)
A
common
American
singing
bird
(Harporhynchus
rufus),
allied
to
the
mocking
bird
Chestnut
(
n.
)
The
edible
nut
of
a
forest
tree
(Castanea
vesca)
of
Europe
and
America.
Commonly
two
or
more
of
the
nuts
grow
in
a
prickly
bur.
Chestnut
(
n.
)
The
tree
itself,
or
its
light,
coarse-grained
timber,
used
for
ornamental
work,
furniture,
etc.
Chestnut
(
n.
)
A
bright
brown
color,
like
that
of
the
nut.
Chestnut
(
n.
)
The
horse
chestnut
(often
so
used
in
England).
Chestnut
(
n.
)
One
of
the
round,
or
oval,
horny
plates
on
the
inner
sides
of
the
legs
of
the
horse,
and
allied
animals.
Chestnut
(
n.
)
An
old
joke
or
story.
Chestnut
(
a.
)
Of
the
color
of
a
chestnut
Hair-brown
(
a.
)
Of
a
clear
tint
of
brown,
resembling
brown
human
hair.
It
is
composed
of
equal
proportions
of
red
and
green.
Horse-chestnut
(
n.
)
The
large
nutlike
seed
of
a
species
of
Aesculus
(Ae.
Hippocastanum),
formerly
ground,
and
fed
to
horses,
whence
the
name.
Horse-chestnut
(
n.
)
The
tree
itself,
which
was
brought
from
Constantinople
in
the
beginning
of
the
sixteenth
century,
and
is
now
common
in
the
temperate
zones
of
both
hemispheres.
The
native
American
species
are
called
buckeyes.
Nut-brown
(
a.
)
Brown
as
a
nut
long
kept
and
dried.
Seal-brown
(
a.
)
Of
a
rich
dark
brown
color,
like
the
fur
of
the
fur
seal
after
it
is
dyed.
Water
chestnut
(
)
The
fruit
of
Trapa
natans
and
Trapa
bicornis,
Old
World
water
plants
bearing
edible
nutlike
fruits
armed
with
several
hard
and
sharp
points
Whity-brown
(
a.
)
Of
a
color
between
white
and
brown.
Chestnut brown Bedeutung
brown
algae
algae
having
the
chlorophyll
masked
by
brown
and
yellow
pigments
brown
thrasher
brown
thrush
Toxostoma
rufums
common
large
songbird
of
eastern
United
States
having
reddish-brown
plumage
brown
creeper
American
creeper
Certhia
americana
a
common
creeper
in
North
America
with
a
downurved
bill
brown
snail
Helix
aspersa
serious
garden
pest
having
a
brown
shell
with
paler
zigzag
markings,
nearly
cosmopolitan
in
distribution
brown
hyena
strand
wolf
Hyaena
brunnea
of
southern
Africa
brown
bear
bruin
Ursus
arctos
large
ferocious
bear
of
Eurasia
Alaskan
brown
bear
Kodiak
bear
Kodiak
Ursus
middendorffi
Ursus
arctos
middendorffi
brown
bear
of
coastal
Alaska
and
British
Columbia
brown
bat
any
of
numerous
medium
to
small
insectivorous
bats
found
worldwide
in
caves
and
trees
and
buildings
little
brown
bat
little
brown
myotis
Myotis
leucifugus
the
small
common
North
American
bat,
widely
distributed
big
brown
bat
Eptesicus
fuscus
rather
large
North
American
brown
bat,
widely
distributed
serotine
European
brown
bat
Eptesicus
serotinus
common
brown
bat
of
Europe
brown
soft
scale
Coccus
hesperidum
pest
on
citrus
trees
brown
lacewing
hemerobiid
hemerobiid
fly
small
darkolored
lacewing
fly
browntail
brown-tail
moth
Euproctis
phaeorrhoea
small
brown
and
white
European
moth
introduced
into
eastern
United
States,
pest
of
various
shade
and
fruit
trees
brown
rat
Norway
rat
Rattus
norvegicus
common
domestic
rat,
serious
pest
worldwide
brown
lemming
Lemmus
trimucronatus
of
northwestern
Canada
and
Alaska
chestnut
a
dark
golden-brown
or
reddish-brown
horse
liver
chestnut
a
solid
dark
brown
horse
Brown
Swiss
large
hardy
brown
breed
of
dairy
cattle
from
Switzerland
chestnut
a
small
horny
callus
on
the
inner
surface
of
a
horse's
leg
brown
bullhead
freshwater
catfish
of
eastern
United
States
brown
trout
salmon
trout
Salmo
trutta
speckled
trout
of
European
rivers,
introduced
in
North
America
Brown
University
Brown
a
university
in
Rhode
Island
brown
brownness
an
orange
of
low
brightness
and
saturation
Vandyke
brown
a
moderate
brown
color
chestnut
the
brown
color
of
chestnuts
chocolate
coffee
deep
brown
umber
burnt
umber
a
medium
brown
to
dark-brown
color
light
brown
a
brown
that
is
light
but
unsaturated
dun
greyish
brown
grayish
brown
fawn
a
color
or
pigment
varying
around
a
light
grey-brown
color,
she
wore
dun
reddish
brown
sepia
burnt
sienna
Venetian
red
mahogany
a
shade
of
brown
with
a
tinge
of
red
yellowish
brown
raw
sienna
buff
caramel
caramel
brown
a
medium
to
dark
tan
color
olive
brown
a
shade
of
brown
tinged
with
green
brown
study
a
state
of
deep
absorption
or
thoughtfulness
brown
sugar
unrefined
or
only
partly
refined
sugar
brown
Betty
baked
pudding
of
apples
and
breadcrumbs
brown
bread
Boston
brown
bread
dark
steamed
bread
made
of
cornmeal
wheat
and
flour
with
molasses
and
soda
and
milk
or
water
dark
bread
whole
wheat
bread
whole
meal
bread
brown
bread
bread
made
with
whole
wheat
flour
water
chestnut
edible
bulbous
tuber
of
a
Chinese
marsh
plant
chestnut
edible
nut
of
any
of
various
chestnut
trees
of
the
genus
Castanea
brown
rice
unpolished
rice
retaining
the
yellowish-brown
outer
layer
brown
sauce
sauce
Espagnole
bouillon
or
beef
stock
thickened
with
butter
and
flour
roux
and
variously
seasoned
with
herbs
or
Worcestershire
etc.
Chinese
brown
sauce
brown
sauce
a
sauce
based
on
soy
sauce
Lyonnaise
sauce
brown
onion
sauce
brown
sauce
with
sauteed
chopped
onions
and
parsley
and
dry
white
wine
or
vinegar
brown
butter
beurre
noisette
clarified
butter
browned
slowly
and
seasoned
with
vinegar
or
lemon
juice
and
capers
Father
Brown
a
Catholic
priest
who
was
the
hero
of
detective
stories
by
G.
K.
Chesterton
Baum
Frank
Baum
Lyman
Frank
Brown
United
States
writer
of
children's
books
(-)
Brown
John
Brown
abolitionist
who
was
hanged
after
leading
an
unsuccessful
raid
at
Harper's
Ferry,
Virginia
(-)
Brown
Robert
Brown
Scottish
botanist
who
first
observed
the
movement
of
small
particles
in
fluids
now
known
a
Brownian
motion
(-)
brown
pine
Rockingham
podocarp
Podocarpus
elatus
large
Australian
tree
with
straight-grained
yellow
wood
that
turns
brown
on
exposure
velvet
bent
velvet
bent
grass
brown
bent
Rhode
Island
bent
dog
bent
Agrostis
canina
common
grass
with
slender
stems
and
narrow
leaves
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* treated as a synonym of Castanea pumila by many authors