| 单词 | eared grebe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseared grebe eared grebe n. (originally) the horned or Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus (now disused); (in later use) the black-necked grebe, P. nigricollis, spec. the North American subspecies P. n. californicus. ΚΠ 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 420 Eared Grebe. Faun. Am. Sept. 15. 1857 H. L. Meyer Colour Illustr. Brit. Birds VII. 17 Eared Grebe. Podiceps auritus. The Eared Grebe is a winter visitant in Great Britain. 1935 F. V. Dickey Familiar Birds Pacific Southwest 4 Other grebes which occur in winter on coastal and inland waters of the Southwest are the Eared Grebe and the Horned Grebe, both of which names come from the peculiar feather tufts worn by these birds in summer. 2002 High Country News 29 Apr. 9/2 Paul uses the eared grebe, which starts arriving from Canada in August, as an example of the lake's importance to birds. eared grebe eared grebe n. P. nigricollis.extracted from greben.< as lemmas |
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