| 单词 | ghost bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasghost bird ghost bird n. any of various birds that have been likened to a ghost, esp. in appearance or in having an eerie call; (also) a bird of ill omen; cf. jumbie bird n. ΚΠ 1851 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 19 61 They are held here, as elsewhere, to be birds of ill omen, portending death, wherefore they are called ‘Jumbi’, or Ghost Birds, by the negroes. 1876 Forest & Stream 10 Aug. 4/1 I heard and saw the chats (Icteria virens) for the first time... This melody is so often spoiled by an intermingling of such uncouth, mournful sounds, that one wonders not that the Indians should have called them the ‘ghost-birds’. 1913 Sydney Mail 16 Apr. 26/2 The cries suggest the idea of misery. In fact, the Norfolk Islanders call it [sc. the mutton bird] the ‘ghost bird’. 2001 D. Else et al. Walking in Brit. (Lonely Planet) (ed. 2) 32 Barn owls..are a fantastic sight as they fly silently along hedgerows... They are often called ghost bird or screech owl for very good reason. < as lemmas |
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