单词 | golden robin |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden robin golden robin n. North American (now rare) the Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange underparts and a black head.Cf. gold robin n. at gold n.1 and adj. Compounds 2c. ΚΠ 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont vi. 118 Golden Robin, or Goldfinch. Oriolus aureus. 1855 W. S. Dallas in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature III. 265 One of the commonest species, the Baltimore Oriole,..has received the name of fire-bird... It is also called the Golden Robin. 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Dec. He had been feeling good at seeing and feeding the lovely orange and black visitors, sometimes nicknamed golden robins. < as lemmas |
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