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单词 narina
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Narinan.

Brit. /nəˈriːnə/, U.S. /nəˈrinə/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French narina.
Etymology: < French narina (F. Le Vaillant Hist. nat. des oiseaux d'Afrique (1800) V. 104), apparently a Khoekhoe word for ‘flower’, although no such word has been traced in the modern Khoekhoe language. Compare:1800 F. Le Vaillant Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Afrique V. 104 Le Couroucou Narina,..ce couroucou d'Afrique auquel je donne le nom de narina qui en langue hottentote signifie fleur, a sans doute beaucoup de rapport avec le couroucou à ventre rouge de Cayenne.
In full Narina trogon (also Narina's trogon). The forest bird Apaloderma narina (family Trogonidae) of sub-Saharan Africa, noted for its bright metallic green and red plumage.
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?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. VIII. 214 The Narina Curucui. The African species has considerable resemblance to the Red bellied Curucui of America.
1903 A. C. Stark & W. L. Sclater Birds S. Afr. III. 122 The Narina, so called by Levaillant.., is found only in thick bush, where it creeps about or sits motionless and voiceless.
1937 M. Alston Wanderings 54 The Narina trogon must..have a chapter to its own beautiful self.
1980 J. G. Williams Field Guide Birds E. Afr. 123 Bar-tailed Trogon... Smaller than Narina's Trogon and darker.
1998 Guardian 26 Oct. i. 4/8 Narina trogon is one of two trogons found in Kenya.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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