| 单词 | numidian crane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNumidian crane Numidian crane n. now rare the demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, of North Africa and Eurasia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Gruidae (cranes) > genus Anthropoides > anthropoides virgo or demoiselle demoiselle1687 kulang1698 Numidian crane1767 buffoon-bird1774 1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 210 The next I shall mention is the Grus Numidica, Numidian crane, or Demoiselle. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. 1 111 In Europe, besides the G[rus] communis already mentioned, we have as an inhabitant that which is generally known as the Numidian Crane or Demoiselle..distinguished from every other by its long white ear-tufts. 1944 Hesperia 13 35 The legend αῐών accompanies the self-renewing phoenix (Numidian crane with radiate nimbus) on coins of Antoninus Pius. < as lemmas |
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