| 单词 | nutmeg bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnutmeg bird nutmeg bird n. now rare = nutmeg mannikin n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Lonchura (silver-bill) nutmeg bird1820 mannikin1875 nutmeg finch1881 silver-bill1883 1820 J. Crawfurd Hist. Indian Archipel. I. 507 A certain blue pigeon, called..by the Malays the Nutmeg-bird. 1873 N. Pike Sub-trop. Rambles 312 The pretty little Pingoes, or Nutmeg Birds (so called from the brest being a peculiar shade of a fresh nutmeg when cut in two), were twittering on every bush. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 440/1 Usually classed with the weaver-birds is a vast group of small seed-eating forms... These comprehend the amadavats,..nutmeg birds, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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