| 单词 | night parrot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight parrot night parrot n. †(a) the flightless kakapo, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand (obsolete); (b) a rare, nocturnal, green and yellow ground parrot, Geopsittacus occidentalis, of the Australian interior. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Geopsittacus (night parrot) ground-parrot1794 night parrot1847 ground parakeet1865 1847 Proc. Zool. Soc. 50 Ka-ka-po or Night Parrot. 1875 Nature 30 Dec. 175/2 The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during the past week include..a Night Parrot (Stringops [read Strigops] habroptilus) from New Zealand. 1913 Emu 13 16 The Night-Parrot (Geopsittacus occidentalis). 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 9 May 21/1 The night parrot..continues to hide itself from human ken, and is always referred to either as the elusive parrot or mystery bird. 1990 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 21 Oct. 5/4 A freak discovery of a carcass of the mysterious night parrot..is the first confirmed recording of the bird this century. < as lemmas |
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