释义 |
‖ argala Ornith.|ˈɑːgələ| Better arˈgeelah. [Hind. haṛgīlā.] The adjutant-bird (Ciconia Argala), a gigantic species of stork inhabiting India.
c1754Ives Voy. India (1773) 183 An extraordinary species of birds, called by the natives Argill or Hargill. 1798Pennant Hindostan II. 156 The Argali or Adjutant. 1808Orient. Field Sports I. 99 That cumbrous bird the argeelah. 1838Penny Cycl. XII. 170 The African Marabou is less in size than the Indian Argala. 1847Carpenter Zool. §449 The Adjutant Stork or Argala of India. |