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单词 whitewing
释义 whitewing|ˈhwaɪtwɪŋ|
Local name for birds having white (or partly white) wings. a. The chaffinch. b. U.S. The white-winged scoter or surf-duck, Œdemia fusca deglandi. c. whitewing dove, a dove of the genus Melopelia.
1854A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss., White-wing, the chaffinch.1884Coues Key N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 569 Melopelia leucoptera. White-wing Dove.1901Shooting Times 22 June 21/2 In Ireland, the chaffinch is commonly called the ‘whitewing’, owing..to the white patches..conspicuous on the wings of the male bird when in flight.
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