| 单词 | great spotted cuckoo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat spotted cuckoo spotted cuckoo n. (more fully great spotted cuckoo, greater spotted cuckoo) a large, migratory crested cuckoo of Africa and the Mediterranean, Clamator glandarius, which has a brown back with white markings; (formerly also) †= railbird n.2 1. ΚΠ 1747 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds II. 127/2 Great Spotted Cuckow. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 539 Spotted Cuckow;..inhabits Cayenne. 1895 R. B. Sharpe in R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. IV. 2 The great spotted cuckoo (C. glandarius) has twice occurred in England. 1992 New Scientist 22 Feb. 44/2 For some species, such as white stork, greater spotted cuckoo and even fan-tailed warbler, the migration patterns are linked more with wet and dry seasons. 2001 Times 29 Mar. i. 8/6 A Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius), a rare visitor, appeared in Kent after overshooting its normal haunts in Spain. < as lemmas |
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