单词 | red-billed hornbill |
释义 | > as lemmasred-billed hornbill red-billed hornbill n. a small black and white hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus, of western and southern Africa, having a curved red bill without a casque. ΚΠ 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 355 Red billed Hornbill. 1860 New Amer. Cycl. IX. 278/2 The red-billed hornbill..breeds in a holllow tree; it occupies holes, according to Livingstone, of the mopane tree. 1910 Geogr. Jrnl. 35 136 Amongst the characteristic birds, especially of the mopane flats, may be mentioned the red-billed hornbill (Lophoceros erythrorhynchus). 2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia p. xxii Red-billed hornbill Tockus erythrorrhynchus. Open woodland, burnt savanna and large gardens. < as lemmas |
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