| 单词 | king of birds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of birds king of birds n. (a) the eagle; (b) the Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes; (occasionally also) the European robin Erithacus rubecula (now rare).Both the wren and the robin are also called little king. [Compare classical Latin rēx avium wren.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > eagles > eagle erneOE eaglec1350 king of fowlsc1475 king of birds1575 bird of Jove1612 iron1623 yearna1797 kingbird1840 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Trochilos, a lyttell byrde, whiche is callyd kynge of byrdes. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 8 This is that Eagle whome we call the Egle royall, king of byrdes, and sometimes the byrde of Iupiter. 1640 J. Shirley Opportunitie v. I3v The small thing is King of birds. 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 72 The King of Birds..with fullsummd wings fastning his Talents East and West. 1714 Bird-fancier's Delight 39 (header) Of the King of Birds, or the little King, called the Robin-Red-Breast. 1746 E. Haywood Female Spectator IV. xix. 53 Of what Advantage would it be for us to fly..or could soar with the King of Birds. 1840 J. J. Audubon Birds Amer. I. 50 When at a great height in the air, its gyrations are uncommonly beautiful..and becoming the majesty of the king of birds. 1890 Boston Daily Globe 26 Dec. 6/6 In Ireland the wren is called the king of birds. 1937 Times 4 May 12/4 I would suggest that probably the origin of the name ‘Royal Wren or King of Birds’ goes back to Saxon times. 1943 Boys' Life Apr. 23/1 Bill was truly of royal blood, justly called through the ages, the King of Birds, and he looked the part. 2008 C. Berry Sphere Birds i. 18 The third, his voice not yet broken, sang a song about the king of birds ‘caught in the furze’. 2012 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 2 Feb. a5/6 He is the bird of Odin, Sky and Sun Gods for Native Americans, Zeus' bird, the symbol of Christ, of Napoleon, of Peter the Great, of Vishnu. He is the King of Birds. < as lemmas |
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