单词 | grey warbler |
释义 | > as lemmasgrey warbler grey warbler n. (a) any of several greyish Old World warblers, esp. of the genus Sylvia (frequently with distinguishing word); (b) a small New Zealand songbird, Gerygone igata (family Acanthizidae) (also called grey gerygone). ΚΠ 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 444 The Gray Warbler... White-Throat of the English. 1870 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1869 2 48 Then we might note where..the grey warbler (Piripiri) with quivering notes flustered near its cosy, dome-shaped nest. 1905 E. E. Oliver Hill Station Matheran ii. 207 The Allied Grey Warbler... Sylvia affinis. 2002 T. Stevenson & J. Fanshawe Birds E. Afr. 394 (heading) Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana. 2011 C. L. Miller Implementing Sustainability iii. 80 Some native birds such as the tui, kereru, fantail and grey warblers have proved to be highly adaptable. < as lemmas |
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