单词 | beak |
释义 | beak (biːk ) Word forms: beaks countable noun A bird's beak is the hard curved or pointed part of its mouth. ...a black bird with a yellow beak. Synonyms: bill, nib, neb [archaic, dialect], mandible Collocations: long beak Take two birds, one with a long beak and one with a short beak. Times, Sunday Times There are now many wild flowers to be seen with seed-cases like the round head of a bird with a very long beak. Times, Sunday Times They are very patient birds, standing motionless for long periods in shallow water, their neck half stretched out and their long beak ready to strike. Times, Sunday Times If a long beak assists in the finding of food, those with long beaks are more likely to reproduce, and their long-beaked progeny to reproduce. Times, Sunday Times It belongs to the cranesbill family and has a seedpod with a long beak. Times, Sunday Times In real life it's weirder, with a sharp beak and eyes the size of basketballs. Times, Sunday Times The little beak of the jackdaw at once distinguishes it from a rook, with its long, sharp beak. Times, Sunday Times Thistle seeds are their main food at present, and their relatively long, sharp beak enables them to get at these easily in the thistle heads. Times, Sunday Times It uses its short, sharp beak to probe bark for insects residing underneath. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a long neck, short legs, and a sharp beak. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 鸟嘴 Japanese: くちばし |
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