| 释义 |
homrai|ˈhəʊmraɪ|
[Nepal.]
A large black-and-white hornbill, Buceros bicornis, which is found from India to Sumatra.
1832B. H. Hodgson in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal I. 251 The Homrâi reaches its full size in four and [sic] five years; it is gregarious and sedate. 1882D. G. Elliot Monogr. Bucerotidæ [s.v. Dichoceros bicornis] (heading) The Homrai. Ibid. 3 The Nepaulese name for this species, ‘Homrai’, is derived from the notes it is accustomed to utter. 1905Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 6/3 This curious bird (Dichoceros bicornis) is also known as ‘Homrai’. 1939F. N. Chasen Birds of Malay Peninsula IV. 90 (heading) The Great or Homrai Hornbill. |