单词 | mangrove hen |
释义 | > as lemmasmangrove hen mangrove hen n. Caribbean the clapper rail, Rallus longirostris, a large greyish rail that frequents coastal marshes. ΚΠ 1842 Hill in P. H. Gosse Birds of Jamaica (1847) 367 I..found that the Mangrove-hens had been searching for small crabs. 1843 R. Chamberlaine in Compan. Jamaica Almanack 83 Rallus Virginianus? The country people call it the mangrove hen. 1956 M. Jeffrey-Smith Bird-watching in Jamaica 116 The mangrove hen is brownish above with a deep cinnamon neck and breast. < as lemmas |
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