释义 |
‖ kagu|ˈkɑːguː| [Native name.] A grallatorial bird (Rhinochetus jubatus) of unusual type, peculiar to New Caledonia.
1862Lond. Rev. Aug. 30 The little Kagu..a newly-discovered bird from New Caledonia. 1883Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 175 Both the Kagu and the Sun Bittern..go through, even in captivity, the extraordinary antics..characteristic of the Crane family. 1893Newton Dict. Birds 472 The Kagu..is rather a long-legged bird, about as large as an ordinary Fowl. |