单词 | marbled godwit |
释义 | > as lemmasmarbled godwit marbled godwit n. the godwit Limosa fedoa of central Canada (migrating to the southern United States and Peru), which has tawny brown colouring mottled and barred with black. ΚΠ 1787 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. Suppl. 68 Marbled Godwit... Inhabits Hudson's Bay. 1834 T. Nuttall Man. Ornithol. U.S. & Canada: Water Birds 174 The Marbled Godwit, in large flocks, appears in the salt marshes of Massachusetts, about the middle of August. 1944 L. A. Hausman Illustr. Encycl. Amer. Birds 105 The Marbled Godwits are birds of the seashore, where they follow the retreating surf, feeding as they go. 1996 Sci. Amer. Mar. 73/2 (caption) Supratidal residents of a mangrove swamp include a variety of plants, arthropods, snails and insects, and it is no surprise that the marbled godwit has little trouble finding food. < as lemmas |
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