| 单词 | almond tumbler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalmond tumbler almond tumbler n. now historical a variety of tumbler pigeon having almond-coloured feathers in the hackle.Cf. earlier sense A. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > tumbler tumbler1678 tumbler pigeon1688 almond1735 almond tumbler1765 tippler1847 kite1867 roller1867 1765 (title) A treatise on domestic pigeons..to which is added, a most ample description of that celebrated and beautiful pigeon called the Almond Tumbler. 1883 Standard 11 Jan. 3/6 The almond tumbler, a round plump bird. 1911 E. R. B. Chapman Color Breeding i. i. 47 Bold and prominent, as in the Baldhead, the Mottle, the Jacobin, or Splashed, as in the Almond Tumbler and Tippler. 2003 T. Birkhead Brand New Bird vi. 111 The almond tumbler was their favorite, and despite his cynical comments Darwin was seduced. < as lemmas |
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