| 单词 | firecrest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfirecrest firecrest n. a very small Eurasian kinglet, Regulus ignicapilla (family Regulidae), resembling the goldcrest but more brightly coloured on the head. [ < fire n. + crest n.1, after goldcrest n., and probably also after scientific Latin ignicapillus, ignicapilla, specific name of the firecrest (attributed to C. L. Brehm by C. J. Temminck Man. d'Ornithol. (1820) 231; also recorded in a letter by Brehm dated 14th June 1820).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Regulus > regulus ignicapillus (fire-crest) firecrest1834 fire-crested wren1835 regulus1851 1834 F. O. Morris Guide Arrangem. Brit. Birds 19 (table) Regulus ignicapillus. Fire Crest. 1843 J. D. Hoy in W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds I. 324 By the early part of November you will rarely find the Fire Crest. 1955 R. T. Peterson & J. Fisher Wild Amer. (1997) i. 11 We picked up the tiny golden-crowned kinglet,..somewhere between our goldcrest and firecrest. 2009 Daily Tel. 6 Apr. 11/8 Mediterranean gulls, firecrests and Cetti's warblers all enjoyed their best year on record. < as lemmas |
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