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单词 booby
释义
boo·by 1 (bbē)
n. pl. boo·bies
1. Any of several seabirds of the genera Sula and Papasula of tropical and subtropical waters, having a pointed bill and tail, long wings, and a light-colored underside.
2. A person regarded as stupid.

[Spanish bobo, stupid, foolish, booby (because the seabirds can be caught easily when they alight on ships at sea), from Latin balbus, stammering, of imitative origin.]
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