单词 | flyway |
释义 | flywayn. The route taken by birds during migration; also in extended use (see quot. 19482). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > migration > route of fly-line1884 flyway1891 flight-line1933 1891 Outing Dec. 222 But a few years ago San Diego Bay was gay with life as we rowed across it to the mouth of the Spanish Bight, which was then a favorite ‘fly way’ of this bird. 1948 Brit. Birds 41 279 The Yukon delta described as perhaps the richest breeding ground and migration flyway of arctic birds ever discovered. 1948 Conservation in Action V. 8/1 The term ‘flyway’ denotes a vast geographic region that is occupied by definite bird populations and contains both breeding and wintering grounds, connected by..migration routes. 1962 Times 26 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/6 Wildfowl are abundant in the prairie provinces, on the central flyway. 1971 Country Life 25 Feb. 435/2 It [sc. Ireland] is indeed the terminus of two wildfowl flyways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891 |
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