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单词 qua-bird
释义 qua-bird U.S.|ˈkwɑːbɜːd|
Also 8 quaw-.
[f. qua, imitative of its note + bird n.]
The Night Heron of North America, Nycticorax nævius or Gardeni.
1789–96Morse Amer. Geog. I. 212 Quaw-bird or Frog Catcher.1835Penny Cycl. IV. 471 The Night Heron or Qua Bird..is found in both the old and new world.1890E. Gosse Life P. H. Gosse 115 Thompson's Point, the former residence of the night-heron or qua-bird.
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