单词 | martial eagle |
释义 | > as lemmasmartial eagle martial eagle n. a large brown and white crested eagle of central and southern Africa, Polemaetus bellicosus, which preys on game birds and some mammals.In quot. 1761 probably not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > eagles > other types of duck-eagle1731 eagle-hawk1829 martial eagle1829 lammervanger1830 serpent eagle187. 1761 Universal Mag. Aug. 93/1 Haply there met the other day,..The martial eagle, bird of Jove, And emblematic peaceful dove.] 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 229 The Martial Eagle, sometimes called the griffard, is a large species discovered in Africa by Le Vaillant. 1861 Ibis 3 129 (heading) Aquila bellicosa (Daud.). Martial eagle. 1908 A. K. Haagner & R. H. Ivy Sketches S. Afr. Bird-life iii. 55 The Martial Eagle..is dark sepia above and below, except the abdominal regions. 1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 103/3 The African martial eagle..uses thermals in much the same way that smaller eagles and hawks use a rocky crag or a telephone pole. 1986 Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 4/3 [He] pleaded guilty to importing the eggs of three crowned eagles, four martial eagles and two Verreaux's eagles. 2004 F. M. Webb tr. L. C. Rookmaaker et al. François Levaillant & Birds Afr. ii. 179 The Martial Eagle usually builds in a strong fork of a large tree rather than among rocks. < as lemmas |
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