| 单词 | nutmeg mannikin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnutmeg mannikin nutmeg mannikin n. the scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata (family Estrildidae), a small, brown, speckled, finch-like songbird of southern and eastern Asia. ΚΠ 1947 J. Delacour Birds Malaysia 336 Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata)... A very widespread and variable species. 1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 786/1 Abundant in southern Asia are the nutmeg mannikin (L. punctulata), also called spice finch or spotted munia, and the striated mannikin (L. striata), also called white-backed munia. 1992 Biotropica 24 78/2 The nutmeg mannikin was introduced to Hawaii in 1865. < as lemmas |
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