| 单词 | pursuit flight |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspursuit flight pursuit flight n. Ornithology flight in which one or more birds pursue another, esp. a male or males pursuing a female as part of courtship; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > specific type of tower1486 high flying1556 whirleryc1560 soaring1575 plane1622 soar1817 song flight1839 overflight1883 pursuit flight1930 pass1987 1930 J. Huxley Bird-watching & Bird Behaviour iii. 54 Almost immediately he will fly at her, she will fly off, and the two will turn and twist through the air in what may be called the pursuit flight—a regular part of courtship in yellow-hammers and many other small birds. 1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 376 Mr. Hartley describes tail-fanning by both sexes [of swallows] in pursuit flight. 2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 22 Jan. 34 The adult birds are already in their breeding pairs, a small group of males carrying out pursuit flights towards a female. < as lemmas |
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