| 单词 | great northern diver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat northern diver great northern diver n. the diver Gavia immer (family Gaviidae), which (in the breeding season) has a black head and a black and white chequered pattern on the back, breeding chiefly in northern North America (where it is called common loon). ΚΠ 1764 Beauties of Nature & Art VIII. vii. 135 Among the birds peculiar to these northern countries, one of the most remarkable is..the great northern diver. 1830 N. Amer. Rev. 576 The loon, or great northern diver, is also, at moulting time, when he is unable to rise from the water, often caught in the rapids. 1913 J. Muir Story of my Boyhood iv. 77 The great northern diver..is a brave, hardy, beautiful bird, able to..spear and capture the swiftest fishes for food. 1947 A. Ransome Great Northern? ix. 120 Eggs of the Great Northern Diver, found here for the first time! 1999 Birdwatch Apr. 58/3 Holyhead harbour, Anglesey, held a Black-throated Diver..while Great Northern Divers were at..Porthmadog. < as lemmas |
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