| 单词 | ear tuft |
| 释义 | > as lemmasear tuft ear tuft n. (a) (in a bird, esp. an owl) either of two tufts of feathers near the top of the head, frequently erectile, which resemble ears but are unconnected with them; (b) a tuft of hair on the tip of the pinna (of an animal). ΚΠ 1821 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds I. 316 Much has been said concerning the ear tufts of this species [sc. the short-eared owl]. 1837 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 281/2 The white-headed Jacchus..has the head and throat entirely white, and the ear tuft black. 1893 A. Newton Dict. Birds 111 The Numidian Crane or Demoiselle, G[rus] virgo, [is] distinguished from every other by its long white ear-tufts. 1909 E. T. Seton Life-hist. Northern Animals II. 682 The stripes on the face, the black ear-tufts, the whiskers, the little nervous twitching black-tipped tail, are no doubt important direction marks to help the Lynx's own kind in recognizing it. 1947 Times 4 Dec. 6/4 The grey squirrel, though it lacks the ear tufts, is no more ratty than the red. 2003 J. R. Duncan Owls of World i. 24 (caption) Under low light conditions, ear tufts may be important in species recognition [in owls]. < as lemmas |
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