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单词 cushew-bird
释义

cushew-birdn.

Forms: Also cashew bird.
Etymology: So called from the likeness of the blue knot on its forehead to the cashew-nut.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcushew-bird.
A West Indian name of the Galeated Curassow ( Pauxis galeata).
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1760 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. II. 182 The Cushew-Bird takes its name from the knob over its bill, which in shape much resembles an American nut called Cushew.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xviii. 172 The curassaos and cashew-birds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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