英语词汇“kaffir crane”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Kaffir crane n. now rare the grey crowned crane, Balearica regulorum, which is native to south-eastern Africa; also called mahem.

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1826 A. G. Bain Jrnls. (1949) 93 I shot one of those beautiful birds called by the Caffres Mahem and by the Colonists Caffre Crane.

1908 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 212 The Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), known also by the vernacular names of ‘Kaffir Crane’ and ‘Mahem’, is easy of recognition in its slate, white, and black plumage, velvety black crown, ornamented by a large crest of pale-yellowish bristles, and the patches of naked red and white skin on the cheeks.

1963 O. Doughty Early Diamond Days 42 Immense long feathers of the Kaffir Crane.

单词	kaffir crane
释义	> as lemmas Kaffir crane Kaffir crane n. now rare the grey crowned crane, Balearica regulorum, which is native to south-eastern Africa; also called mahem. ΚΠ 1826 A. G. Bain Jrnls. (1949) 93 I shot one of those beautiful birds called by the Caffres Mahem and by the Colonists Caffre Crane. 1908 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life 212 The Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum), known also by the vernacular names of ‘Kaffir Crane’ and ‘Mahem’, is easy of recognition in its slate, white, and black plumage, velvety black crown, ornamented by a large crest of pale-yellowish bristles, and the patches of naked red and white skin on the cheeks. 1963 O. Doughty Early Diamond Days 42 Immense long feathers of the Kaffir Crane. extracted from Kaffirn.adj. < as lemmas
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