单词 | prairie hawk |
释义 | > as lemmasprairie hawk prairie hawk n. any of various hawks found on the prairies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco sparverius prairie hawk1817 1817 E. P. Fordham Jrnl. 17 Dec. in Pers. Narr. Trav. (1906) viii. 143 Saw some prairie hawks, blue bodies, ash coloured belly and wings, tipped with black. 1907 W. O. Lillibridge Where Trail Divides 259 Swift as the swoop of a prairie hawk..the man's arms were about her. 1961 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 1 Sept. 11/1 Imperious, headstrong, wild as a prairie hawk, she had never seemed in fear of man or devil. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。