单词 | owl parrot |
释义 | > as lemmasowl parrot owl parrot n. the kakapo, Strigops habroptilus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Stringops (kakapo) kakapo1843 owl parrot1861 ground-parrot1895 1861 New Amer. Cycl. XII. 630/1 Owl Parrot, a singular bird of the cockatoo family, of the genus strigops (Gray), found in New Zealand. 1876 A. R. Wallace Geogr. Distrib. Animals I. xiii. 455 In the middle of the foreground is the Owl-parrot or Kakapoe (Stringops [sic] habroptilus), a nocturnal burrowing parrot..that has an owl-like mottled plumage and facial disc. 1991 Paleobiology 17 110/1 Among the birds that include foliage as part of their diet,..owl parrots..are primarily folivorous. < as lemmas |
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